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Aphid - Drepanaphis acerifoliae
Copyright © 2017 Masumi Palhof

Aphid - Drepanaphis acerifoliae
Crystal River, Citrus County, Florida, USA
January 10, 2017
Found on a maple tree

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Contributed by Masumi Palhof on 17 February, 2017 - 12:00pm
Last updated 5 January, 2023 - 3:38pm

Moved
Moved from Drepanaphis.
… Natalie Hernandez, 5 January, 2023 - 3:38pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Aphids.
… Natalie Hernandez, 9 April, 2017 - 11:38am login or register to post comments

Yep, good call.
Vasiform siphunculi + dorsal tubercles = Drepanaphis. Species ID has a lot to do with those dorsal tubercles, I'll have to look at the key by Smith and Dillery and see if I can find a match.
… Natalie Hernandez, 9 April, 2017 - 11:37am login or register to post comments

 
D. keshenae I believe.
Keys out pretty quickly with what I can see. First couplet asks if front femora are dark, especially dorsally, so yes. Next couplet asks if the wing veins have dark markings, yes. Next couplet asks about dorsal abdominal tubercles, and with the big set on abdominal segment 3, and the sets on 1,2, & 4 inconspicuous, it keys to D. keshenae.

Could be wrong, not easy to see the characters, can't really tell if the tubercles are inconspicuous or if I just can't see them. Might be a fairly large pair on abdominal segment 1. Also not postivie the wing veins are dark or if I'm looking at shadows from the tree bark.
… Natalie Hernandez, 12 April, 2017 - 12:05am login or register to post comments

Moved for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.

I was thinking along the same lines as Chris:

… Ken Wolgemuth, 17 February, 2017 - 12:24pm login or register to post comments

Aphid
Maybe Drepanaphis?
… Chris Mallory, 17 February, 2017 - 12:20pm login or register to post comments

I may be wrong but...
this looks more like a psyllid to me.
… Diane Young, 17 February, 2017 - 12:11pm login or register to post comments

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