Revision of the taxonomic status of Aphis floridanae Tissot (Hemiptera: Aphididae) using morphological and molecular insight

Authors

Doris Lagos-Kutz, USDA, Agricultural Research ServiceFollow
Susan E. Halbert, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer ServicesFollow
David J. Voegtlin, University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignFollow
Glen L. Hartman, USDA, Agricultural Research ServiceFollow

Date of this Version

2018

Citation

Insecta Mundi 0627: 1–10

ZooBank Registered: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:9B87561C-3568-4820-88D3-824E0BDB8A3B

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Abstract

Morphological and cytochrome oxidase 1 (Cox1) data show that Aphis floridanae Tissot (Hemiptera: Aphididae) is not synonymous with A. nasturtii Kaltenbach. Instead, A. floridanae matches the morphological characters of A. impatientis Thomas. Additionally, the range of cytochrome oxidase 1 (Cox1) pair-wise distance of the multiple collections of A. impatientis on Cornus spp., Impatiens spp. and Erechtites hieraciifolius (L.) Raf. ex DC. is 0–0.39%. Therefore, we conclude that A. floridanae Tissot, 1933 is a junior synonym of A. impatientis Thomas, 1878, new synonymy. In addition, A. impatientis is re-described, including first descriptions of the ovipara and alate male of that species.