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Title: Type species of genera in Aphididae (Hemiptera Sternorrhyncha) with two new generic synonymies

Author
item Miller, Gary
item NIETO, NAFRIA - University Of Leon
item FAVRET, COLIN - Aphidnet, Llc
item MIER, DURANTE - University Of Leon
item SANO, M - Hokkaido University
item AKIMOTO, S - Hokkaido University
item BARBAGALLO, S - Universita Di Catania
item CHAKRABARTI, S - University Of Kalyani
item HILDAGO, N - University Of Leon
item QIAO, G - Chinese Academy Of Sciences
item WEGIEREK, P - University Of Slaski
item STEKOLSCHCHIKOV, A - Russian Academy Of Sciences

Submitted to: Zootaxa
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 3/25/2010
Publication Date: 3/25/2010
Citation: Miller, G.L., Nieto, N.J., Favret, C., Mier, D.M., Sano, M., Akimoto, S., Barbagallo, S., Chakrabarti, S., Hildago, N.P., Qiao, G.X., Wegierek, P., Stekolschchikov, A. 2010. Type species of genera in Aphididae (Hemiptera Sternorrhyncha) with two new generic synonymies. Zootaxa. 2410:65-68.

Interpretive Summary: Billions of dollars of annual crop losses result from aphid feeding damage and their ability to transmit plant diseases. Proper identification and classification is critical before any control program can be started. This paper clarifies the status of several aphid scientific names which have been a problem in the worldwide literature due to misidentifications and not conforming to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. The results will be used by Federal quarantine specialists, state entomologists, extension personnel, and scientists.

Technical Abstract: The type species of genus-group taxa in the insect family Aphididae are summarized. Type species designations of 16 available genera are amended to adhere to international nomenclatural standards and two synonymies incorrectly recorded in the literature are corrected: Neorhizobius Del Guercio is a synonym of Aploneura Passerini, not Mimeuria Börner, and Dichaitophorus Shinji is a synonym of Chaitophorus Koch, not Yamatocallis Matsumura.