Paracletus cimiciformis von Heyden 1837
- Dataset
- Identification guide to Nordic aphids associated with mosses, horsetails and ferns (Bryophyta, Equisetophyta, Polypodiophyta) (Insecta, Hemiptera, Aphidoidea)
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Insecta
- order
- Aphidomorpha
- family
- Aphididae
- genus
- Paracletus
- species
- Paracletus cimiciformis
description
Fig. 31
diagnosis
Diagnosis Aptera 2.2 – 3.4 mm, broadly oval, flattened, rather shining cream with brown legs and antennae. Dioecious, alternating between leaf galls on Pistacia and roots of grasses and herbs. In N. Europe anholocyclic, normally feeding on grass (Poaceae). In xerothermic habitats. Lives in association with ants, usually Tetramorium caespitum (Linnaeus, 1758).
discussion
Recorded Pteridophyta host Equisetaceae: Equisetum arvense.
distribution
Distribution F S.