Morphological characters

2-3.4 mm.
Apterous: brown, light green or pale pink, antennae, legs, cornicles, cauda dark, dark stripes at the level of cornicles, abdominal and marginal sclerites.
Alate: antennae medium-sized; black, dark patch at tip of abdomen, cornicles short and black, cauda short, triangular and black.

Life cycles

Dioecious holocyclic.

Hosts plants

Primary hosts : Pyrus communis (pear).
Secondary hosts : Umbelliferae : Pastinaca (parsnips), Heracleum (hogweed).

Particular characteristics

This species is visited by ants.

Agronomic impact

A. subterranea induces leaf-roll and fall of leaves on its primary host, the pear tree.