THE GENUS MICROPARSUS PATCH (APHIDAE: HOMOPTERA)

Author: SMITH CLYDE F.   TUATAY NAZIFE  

Publisher: Entomological Society of America

ISSN: 1938-2901

Source: Annals of the Entomological Society of America, Vol.53, Iss.6, 1960-11, pp. : 735-742

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Abstract

This genus now contains three species, all of which commonly are found on various species of Desmodium. The generic type, M. variabilis Patch, 1909 (= Siphonophora desmodii Williams, 1911, n. syn.) is redescribed; its known range is from Maine and Connecticut to Iowa. New species are: M. desmodiorum (Florida to Pennsylvania and Illinois) and M. olivei (Puerto Rico to District of Columbia and Illinois).