Aphids On The World's Trees: Identification And Information, A

Description: This book provides a comprehensive, species-by-species account of all the world's tree-dwelling aphids. It can be used both as an identification guide by entomologists and taxonomists, and as a database in studies of biosystematics and biodiversity. In all, 1758 aphid species are covered, feeding on trees in 355 genera. There are detailed host lists and illustrated keys to the aphids colonising each tree genus, followed by a systematic treatment of the aphid species in alphabetical order of genera, with information on appearance in life, host range, distribution, life cycle and natural enemies. There are 722 drawings, 108 photographs and more than 1800 literature references. The volume will be a standard reference for workers in entomology and forestry.



Contents: 1: Introduction 2: The association between aphids and trees 3: Life cycles and polymorphism 4: The trees and their aphids 5: Notes on the use of section 6: Morphology and key characters 7: Host lists and keys for each tree genus (in alphabetical order) 8: Keys to polyphagous aphids 9: The aphids 10: Introduction to the section 11: Systematic treatment of aphid genera (in alphabetical order) 12: Techniques 13: Collecting 14: Preservation and mounting 15: Labelling and storage 16: Bibliography 17: Regionally classified works on tree-dwelling aphids 18: List of references 19: Index to aphid species names 20: Photographs of slide-mounted aphids