New records of aphid species (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in Greece

Abstract

Several papers have been published on aphid fauna in Greece during the last two decades, but the number of recorded species is still low compared to other European countries, including some from the Mediterranean basin. In this context, we collected aphids from various hostplants and regions in southern, central and northern Greece characterized by diverse flora, climatic conditions and ecological habitats. In total, 128 aphid species belonging to 55 genera and six subfamilies were collected on 200 host-species. Most of the species dominated the subfamily Aphidinae (especially tribes Macrosiphini and Aphidini). Among the species collected, 18 were new records in Greece. The present work improves our knowledge regarding the aphid fauna of Greece and suggests that the number of recorded species could increase further if additional studies were undertaken.

DNA Barcoding Data of Aphids (Hemiptera: Aphidomorpha) in Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) with New Host Plant Records in Turkey

“…It was recorded for the first time on Carthamus in Eskişehir provinces (Yücel et al, 2014). Comments on coloration and morphology: The color of the aptherapy varies from dark brown to blackish-brown according to Papapanagiotou et al (2012), the body length is 2.1-3.3 mm. Carthamus spp.…”

New records of an alien aphid species Tinocallis (Sappocallis) takachihoensis from countries in central and northern Europe (Hemiptera, Aphididae, Calaphidinae)

“…Since then, this species has been reported from the United Kingdom (Döring 2007, 2008) and the Mediterranean area (Patti and Barbagallo 1997; Mier Durante and Pérez Hidalgo 2002; Barbagallo and Massimino Cocuzza 2014). Although recent observations of the occurrence of this species come from Greece (Papapanagiotou et al 2012), Germany, and the Netherlands (Piron 2013), Piron’s information comes from a personal communication from Schrameyer who received the name of the species in question from Thieme (T. Thieme, pers. comm.…”

Two aphid species newly introduced in Greece

“…Kavallieratos et al 2007, Tsitsipis et al 2007, Papapanagiotou et al 2012) and have raised the recorded aphid species to 333. However, the recorded aphid fauna in Greece is still lower than that in neighboring or other Mediterranean countries (see for example Patti and Barbagallo 1998, Kaygin et al 2010, Barbagallo et al 2011, Fauna Europaea 2012.…”

“…However, the recorded aphid fauna in Greece is still lower than that in neighboring or other Mediterranean countries (see for example Patti and Barbagallo 1998, Kaygin et al 2010, Barbagallo et al 2011, Fauna Europaea 2012. The recent study of Papapanagiotou et al (2012) on aphids from cultivated and wild plants in several regions of Greece added 18 new aphid species to the Greek fauna. This suggests that the recorded number of aphid species could be substantially increased by similar studies, taking into account that Greece has diverse flora, climatic conditions and ecological habitats.…”