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Aphis (Aphis) craccivora Koch, 1854

cowpea aphid; puceron de la gourgane
Habitus, dorsal view. on Aphis (Aphis) craccivora Koch, 1854 apterous viviparous female: Body of A. craccivora. (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view. on Aphis (Aphis) craccivora Koch, 1854 apterous viviparous female: Body of A. craccivora. (Observation).
Habitus, dorsal view. on Aphis (Aphis) craccivora Koch, 1854 alate viviparous female: Body of A. craccivora. (Observation).
Pygofer, lateral view. on Aphis (Aphis) craccivora Koch, 1854 apterous viviparous female: Antenna of A. craccivora. (Observation).
Pygofer, lateral view. on Aphis (Aphis) craccivora Koch, 1854 alate viviparous female: Antennal segments: I-IV of A. craccivora. (Observation).
Subgenital plate. on Aphis (Aphis) craccivora Koch, 1854 alate viviparous female: Rostrum (URS) of A. craccivora. (Observation).
Stylus. on Aphis (Aphis) craccivora Koch, 1854 alate viviparous female: First marginal tubercle and coxa of A. craccivora. (Observation).
Aedeagus, lateral view. on Aphis (Aphis) craccivora Koch, 1854 apterous viviparous female: Siphunculus (SI) of A. craccivora. (Observation).
Aedeagus, lateral view. on Aphis (Aphis) craccivora Koch, 1854 alate viviparous female: Siphunculus (SI) of A. craccivora. (Observation).
Aedeagus, ventral view. on Aphis (Aphis) craccivora Koch, 1854 apterous viviparous female: Cauda (CA) of A. craccivora. (Observation).
Aedeagus, ventral view. on Aphis (Aphis) craccivora Koch, 1854 alate viviparous female: Cauda (CA) of A. craccivora. (Observation).
Connective. on Aphis (Aphis) craccivora Koch, 1854 apterous viviparous female: Hairs on subgenital plate of A. craccivora. (Observation).
Connective. on Aphis (Aphis) craccivora Koch, 1854 alate viviparous female: Hairs on subgenital plate of A. craccivora. (Observation).
Forewing. on Aphis (Aphis) craccivora Koch, 1854 alate viviparous female: Hairs on eighth abdominal tergite of A. craccivora. (Observation).
Hind wing. on Aphis (Aphis) craccivora Koch, 1854 apterous viviparous female: Seventh marginal tubercle of A. craccivora. (Observation).
Hind wing. on Aphis (Aphis) craccivora Koch, 1854 alate viviparous female: Seventh marginal tubercle of A. craccivora. (Observation).
Head. on Aphis (Aphis) craccivora Koch, 1854 apterous viviparous female: Hind tibia of A. craccivora. (Observation).
Head. on Aphis (Aphis) craccivora Koch, 1854 alate viviparous female: Hind tibia of A. craccivora. (Observation).
Abdomen, sternal apodemes, ventral view. on Aphis (Aphis) craccivora Koch, 1854 apterous viviparous female: Pattern of sclerotization of dorsum abdomen of A. craccivora. (Observation).
Abdomen, sternal apodemes, ventral view. on Aphis (Aphis) craccivora Koch, 1854 apterous viviparous female: Pattern of sclerotization of dorsum abdomen of A. craccivora. (Observation).
Abdomen, sternal apodemes, ventral view. on Aphis (Aphis) craccivora Koch, 1854 alate viviparous female: Pattern of sclerotization of dorsum abdomen of A. craccivora. (Observation).
Abdomen, sternal apodemes, ventral view. on Aphis (Aphis) craccivora Koch, 1854 alate viviparous female: Pattern of sclerotization of dorsum abdomen of A. craccivora. (Observation).
Abdomen, sternal apodemes, ventral view. on Aphis (Aphis) craccivora Koch, 1854 alate viviparous female: Pattern of sclerotization of dorsum abdomen of A. craccivora. (Observation).
Abdomen, sternal apodemes, ventral view. on Aphis (Aphis) craccivora Koch, 1854 alate viviparous female: Pattern of sclerotization of dorsum abdomen of A. craccivora. (Observation).
Abdomen, sternal apodemes, ventral view. on Aphis (Aphis) craccivora Koch, 1854 alate viviparous female: Pattern of sclerotization of dorsum abdomen of A. craccivora. (Observation).

Nomenclature (6)

  • Aphis craccivora Koch, 1854: 124.
  • Aphis craccivora Koch, 1854 in Falk, 1958: 620.
  • Aphis craccivora Koch, 1854 in Mehrparvar & Kadyrbekov, 2024: 74.
  • Aphis craccivora Koch, 1854 in Mehrparvar & Jensen, 2026: 13.

Nomenclature references (6)

  • Falk, U. (1958) Biologie und Taxonomie des schwarzen Blattläuse der Leguminosen. Wissenschaftliche Zeitschrift der Universität Rostock – Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe, 7(4), 615–634. [in German]
  • Koch, C.L. (1854) Die Pflanzenläuse Aphiden getreu nach dem Leben abgebildet und beschrieben. J.L. Lotzbeck, Nürnberg, Vol. 4, 101–134 pp. [in German]
  • Mehrparvar, M. & Jensen, A.S. (2026) Aphids associated with Caryophyllaceae in Iran with description of a new species (Hemiptera: Aphididae). Neotropical Entomology, 55(4), 27 pp. [in English] https://doi.org/10.1007/s13744-025-01329-8
  • Mehrparvar, M. & Kadyrbekov, R.K. (2024) Aphids associated with Lactuca (Asteraceae) in Iran with descriptions of two new species (Hemiptera: Aphididae). Zoologischer Anzeiger, 313, 73–84. [in English] https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcz.2024.08.002
  • Nieto Nafría, J.M., Ortego, J. & Mier Durante, M.P. (2024) Tres estudios taxonómicos sobre pulgones (Hemiptera, Aphididae) de América del Sur. Suplementos del Boletín de la Asociación española de Entomología, 6, 1–76. [in Spanish; Castilian]
  • Smith, C.F. & Parron, C.S. (1978) An annotated list of Aphididae (Homoptera) of North America. North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station Technical Bulletin, 255, 428 pp. [in English] Available at https://d.lib.ncsu.edu/collections/catalog/ua101_001_301466_20220517_34782

Descendants and synonyms

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Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Species1012
Subspecies304851