Identification file

Identification file

Lachnus pallipes (Hartig, 1841)

3.0-4.5 mm

Apterous: pear shaped, light brown
Frons convex
Antennae shorter than half of body with processus terminalis very short
Abdomen with hairs present
Cornicles reduced to a pore
Cauda short

Lachnus pallipes FI
Lachnus pallipes © Encyclop'Aphid

 

Alate: brown, characterized by its forewings pigmented with broad spots (1)
Frons convex (2)
Antennae shorter than half of body with processus terminalis very short (3)
Abdomen with hairs present
Cornicles reduced to a pore (4), cone of cornicles slightly pigmented and diameter of base of cornicles less than the width of cauda (difference with L. roboris)
Cauda short (5)
Legs: tibia of 3rd pair of legs with a pale zone (difference with L. roboris) (6)

NB: the photo on the right originates from: Remaudière G., Seco Fernandez M.V., 1990. Claves de pulgones alados de la región mediterránea, 1Introducción y claves. 2 Illustraciones y lista alphabética de los taxones. Universitad de León, 1: 1-110 pp, 2: 117-205pp

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