Aphids on the World's Trees: An Identification and Information Guide

Aphids on the World's Trees: An Identification and Information Guide

by R L Blackman, Department of Entomology, The Natural History Museum, London, UK; V F Eastop, Department of Entomology, The Natural History Museum, London, UK

Pub Date: June 1994
Hardback
1024 pages

Main 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.

Main Contents
Introduction
• The association between aphids and trees
• Life cycles and polymorphism
The trees and their aphids
• Notes on the use of section
• Morphology and key characters
• Host lists and keys for each tree genus (in alphabetical order)
• Keys to polyphagous aphids
The aphids
• Introduction to the section
• Systematic treatment of aphid genera (in alphabetical order)
Techniques
• Collecting
• Preservation and mounting
• Labelling and storage
Bibliography
• Regionally classified works on tree-dwelling aphids
• List of references
Index to aphid species names
Photographs of slide-mounted aphids