New record and re-description of a gall-forming aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae), commonly confused in the north of South America, associated with an ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
The gall-forming aphid Tetraneura fusiformis is recorded for the first time for Northern South America. Its identity is clarified, and descriptions of this species and that of T. nigriabdominalis, with which it is commonly confused, are offered. The association of this sap sucking insect with the an...
- Autores:
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Simbaqueba-Cortés, Ronald
Serna, Francisco
Vergara-Navarro, Erika Valentina
Quiroz-Gamboa, John Alveiro
- Tipo de recurso:
- Article of journal
- Fecha de publicación:
- 2015
- Institución:
- Universidad Nacional de Colombia
- Repositorio:
- Universidad Nacional de Colombia
- Idioma:
- spa
- OAI Identifier:
- oai:repositorio.unal.edu.co:unal/58507
- Acceso en línea:
- https://repositorio.unal.edu.co/handle/unal/58507
http://bdigital.unal.edu.co/55290/
- Palabra clave:
- 57 Ciencias de la vida; Biología / Life sciences; biology
58 Plantas / Plants
invasive species
insects-plants
taxonomy
trophobiosis
- Rights
- openAccess
- License
- Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional
| Summary: | The gall-forming aphid Tetraneura fusiformis is recorded for the first time for Northern South America. Its identity is clarified, and descriptions of this species and that of T. nigriabdominalis, with which it is commonly confused, are offered. The association of this sap sucking insect with the ant Linepithema angulatum (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) is recorded for the first time as well. |
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