Aphids are intimately linked with their host plants that constitute their only food resource and
habitat, and thus impose considerable selective pressure on their evolution. It is therefore …

This chapter looks at aphids from a taxonomist's viewpoint. It highlights some of the
problems of interpreting the observed variation within and between species, and discusses …

The fish faunas of continental South and Central America constitute one of the greatest
concentrations of aquatic diversity on Earth, consisting of about 10 percent of all living …

Armored scale insects (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) are among the most invasive insects in the
world. They have unusual genetic systems, including diverse types of paternal genome …

Takecallis nigroantennatus Wieczorek sp. nov.(Hemiptera: Aphididae), associated with the
cold hardy bamboo variety Fargesia spp.(Bambusoideae), is described and illustrated along …

This chapter explores various dimensions of taxonomic knowledge in Aphidoidea. Aphids
are small, soft‐bodied insects mostly ranging between 1.5 and 3.5 mm in length; they use …

An account of the Sternorrhyncha recorded from Hong Kong, comprising approximately 485
species, is presented. This is primarily based upon voucher holdings in the collection of the …

Aphids are among pests of economic importance throughout the world. Together with
transmitting plant viruses, aphids are capable of inflicting severe crop production losses …

Accepted: 09. March 2012/Available online: 10. March 2012/Printed: June 2012 Abstract.
Morphometric analyses were carried out on some populations of Aphis craccivora Koch …

Biological invasions are typically the outcome of complex patterns of introduction,
establishment, and spread, and genetic methods are excellent tools to resolve such histories …