Contributions to the aphid fauna (Hemiptera, Aphidoidea) of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug with descriptions of five new species
Author
Stekolshchikov, Andrey V.
Author
Khruleva, Olga A.
text
Zootaxa
2015
4044
1
1
44
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.4044.1.1
2e3085b5-7005-4fef-a0c9-e351eb9fe798
1175-5326
289996
CB464055-EC76-4702-93B2-5BF1961F0A16
Euceraphis borealis
Blackman
in
Blackman and De Boise, 2002
Material.
3 al., No. 10233, SSWBer,
Betula nana exilis
(Sukaczev) Hulten
,
6.vii.2012
, on upper and lower surface of leaves; 2 al., No. 10265, SSWBer,
Betula nana exilis
(Sukaczev) Hulten
,
26.vii.2012
, on lower surface of leaves; 3 al., No. 10271, SSWBer,
Betula nana exilis
(Sukaczev) Hulten
,
2.viii.2012
, on lower surface of leaves.
Distribution outside Chukotka
AO
.
Finland
,
Canada
(Quebec, Manitoba, North-west Territories),
USA
(Alaska).
Comments.
Specimens from Chukotka differ slightly in morphology from those described by
Blackman and De Boise (2002)
. Our specimens have a slightly shorter base of the 6th antennal segment—306–372 (
320–390 in
Blackman and De Boise), a greater range of the ratio of the 5th antennal segment to the base of the 6th antennal segment—2.09–2.79 (
2.16–2.73 in
Blackman and De Boise), a slightly lower ratio of the length of the 6th antennal segment to the length of the ultimate rostral segment—2.35–2.72 (
2.38–3.05 in
Blackman and De Boise), and slightly greater ratio of length of the ultimate rostral segment and the length of the 2nd segment of the hind tarsus— 0.60–0.65 (
0.52–0.62 in
Blackman and De Boise). However, these are minor differences and are probably the result of simple geographic variation.