Contribution of gall microscopic structure to taxonomy of gallicolous aphids on Pistacia.
Aphids inducing galls on Pistacia plants belong to the tribe Fordini. According to the Heie & Wegierek classification, the genera are grouped into three subtribes. Previous microscopic studies showed that this taxonomy is not consistent with the histological characteristics of the galls. In this paper, galls induced by Aplonerura lentisci, Asiphonella cynodonti, Forda riccobonii, Slavun wertheimae and Smynthurodes betae were analyzed for the first time, as well as nine other galls previously described. Based on histological features three groups of galls can be establish: the first group comprises closed galls, induced by Baizongia pistaciae, Geoica utricularia, Rectinasus buxtoni and Slavun wertheimae; the second group includes two species of Geopemphigus (G. blackmani and G. torsus), and the third one is divided into two subgroups, the first comprises Aplonerura lentisci, Asiphonella cynodonti and Geopemphigus morral, and the second that includes Forda formicaria, F. marginata, F. riccobonii, Paracletus cimiciformis and Smynthurodes betae. An identification key of species based on microscopic features of galls is presented.
Departamento de Biología Molecular-Área de Biología Celular, Universidad de León, León, Spain.
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Álvarez
Department of Animal Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Tel Hai College, Tel Hai, Israel.|Laboratory of Animal Ecology & Biodiversity, MIGAL - Galilee Research Center, South Industry Zone, Kiryat Shmona, Israel.
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Martinez
Laboratorio de Control de Plagas, Facultad de Estudios, Superiores Iztacala, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Tlalnepantla, Mexico.
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Muñoz-Viveros
Department of Functional Biology and Health Sciences, University of Vigo, Vigo, Spain.
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Molist
Departamento de Economía y Estadística, Universidad de León, León, Spain.
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Abad-González
Departamento de Biodiversidad y Gestión Ambiental, Universidad de León, León, Spain.
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Nieto Nafría
D000818:Animals; D001042:Aphids / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D027927:Pistacia / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000469:parasitology*; D010941:Plant Tumors / Q000469:parasitology*; D058526:Plant Vascular Bundle / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000469:parasitology; D052584:Xylem / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000469:parasitology
Dendrogram; Fordini; Pistacia; galls; microscopy study