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Corresponding author: Mariusz Kanturski ( kanturski.m@gmail.com ) Academic editor: Roger Blackman
© 2018 Mariusz Kanturski, Yerim Lee, Łukasz Depa.
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Kanturski M, Lee Y, Depa Ł (2018) New records of an alien aphid species Tinocallis (Sappocallis) takachihoensis from countries in central and northern Europe (Hemiptera, Aphididae, Calaphidinae). ZooKeys 730: 1-17. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.730.21599
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The aphid genus Tinocallis Matsumura, 1919 (Hemiptera: Aphididae: Calaphidinae) in central and northern Europe is reviewed; it includes four species. The first records of the Asian elm aphid Tinocallis takachihoensis Higuchi, 1972 are reported from the Czech Republic, Denmark, and Poland. The record in Denmark is the first in Scandinavia. Alate viviparous females and nymphs of T. takachihoensis were collected from Ulmus glabra “Pendula” (the Czech Republic and Poland) and from U. minor (Denmark) in 2017. Tinocallis takachihoensis is the fourth Tinocallis species to be recorded from Poland and together with two other species from the subgenus Sappocallis, T. nevskyi and T. saltans, is a species of alien origin. The alate viviparous females are reviewed and re-described and their affinities and distribution in central and northern Europe are discussed. A key to the European species of Tinocallis based on the characters of live and slide-mounted specimens is also given.
Aphidoidea , distribution, new record, Sternorrhyncha , Ulmus glabra ‘Pendula’
Of the approximately 1590 aphid species described or recorded from Europe (
The aphid genus Tinocallis Matsumura, 1919 (Calaphidinae) comprises 18–19 species within four subgenera (
The Asian elm aphid, Tinocallis takachihoensis Higuchi, 1972, is one of the members of the subgenus Sappocallis Matsumura, 1919. This species was originally described from Japan and is known to be primarily distributed in Eastern Asia (
In this paper, the occurrence of T. takachihoensis from the Czech Republic, Denmark, and Poland is reported for the first time. Its affinities to other known Tinocallis species from these regions are also discussed and a morphological key to the identification of all European representatives of this genus is provided.
Alate viviparous females and nymphs of Tinocallis takachihoensis were collected in Opava (the Czech Republic) on 19.08.2017, Katowice (Poland) on 12.07.2017, and Copenhagen (Denmark) on 16.06.2017. The aphids were transferred to 80% ethanol and prepared after the
The following abbreviations are used:
BL body length;
HW greatest head width across compound eyes;
ANT antennae or their lengths;
ANT I, II, III, IV, V, VI antennal segments I, II, III, IV, V, VI or their lengths (ratios between antennal segments are simply given as e.g. ‘VI: III’);
BASE basal part of last antennal segment or its length;
PT processus terminalis of last antennal segment or its length;
URS ultimate segments of rostrum (IV + V) or their length;
Cu1a first cubital vein;
Cu1b second cubital vein;
FEMORA III hind femora length;
TIBIAE III hind tibiae length;
HT I first segment of hind tarsus,
HT II second segment of hind tarsus or its length;
SIPH siphunculi or their length.
For morphological comparison slides of Tinocallis specimens from other localities were used. The studied material is deposited in the Natural History Museum in London, UK (
Tinocallis Matsumura, 1919: 100.
Lutaphis Shinji, 1924: 346.
This genus can be recognized by having narrow transversely elongated or slit-like secondary rhinaria on ANT III, and ABD III, V, and VII with laterally displaced spinal dorsal setae. Abdominal tergites I and II usually have finger-like dorsal tubercles.
Tinocallis ulmiparvifoliae Matsumura, 1919.
Alate viviparous female
Colour. Colour of live specimens: head and thorax black, ANT pale yellow with dark apices of segments, fore and middle legs pale yellow, hind legs pale yellow with black distal part of femora and proximal part of tibiae. Wings pigmented on the area of pterostigma, media and Cu1b. Abdomen yellow (Fig.
Measurements (in mm) of alate viviparous females of Tinocallis species studied.
Character |
T. takachihoensis n = 20 |
T. platani n = 13 |
T. saltans n = 9 |
T. nevskyi n = 15 |
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BL | 1.27–1.47 | 1.75–2.25 | 1.50–1.75 | 1.72–1.90 |
HW | 0.39–0.46 | 0.45–0.46 | 0.40–0.45 | 0.40–0.42 |
ANT | 1.48–1.73 | 1.65–1.77 | 1.06–1.35 | 1.34–1.48 |
ANT III | 0.50–0.59 | 0.60–0.70 | 0.38–0.49 | 0.45–0.47 |
ANT IV | 0.26–0.36 | 0.36–0.39 | 0.21–2.28 | 0.27–0.30 |
ANT V | 0.27–0.31 | 0.31–0.32 | 0.17–0.22 | 0.22–0.28 |
ANT VI | 0.32–0.34 | 0.21–0.22 | 0.19–0.23 | 0.29–0.32 |
BASE | 0.15 | 0.17–0.18 | 0.10–0.12 | 0.14 |
PT | 0.17–0.18 | 0.04 | 0.09–0.11 | 0.15–0.18 |
URS | 0.09–0.11 | 0.12–0.13 | 0.05–0.06 | 0.085 |
III FEMUR | 0.38–0.58 | 0.48–0.58 | 0.36–0.40 | 0.43–0.45 |
III TIBIA | 0.74–1.06 | 1.00–1.20 | 0.63–0.70 | 0.74–0.79 |
HT I | 0.03–0.04 | 0.04–0.05 | 0.03 | 0.02–0.03 |
HT II | 0.10–0.11 | 0.11–0.12 | 0.10 | 0.09 |
Forewings | 1.82–2.50 | 2.25–2.75 | 1.75–2.00 | 2.05–2.25 |
Hind wings | 1.00–1.80 | 1.37–1.75 | 1.20–1.55 | 1.25–1.37 |
SIPH | 0.04–0.05 | 0.07–0.10 | 0.05–0.06 | 0.03–0.04 |
cauda length | 0.05–0.06 | 0.07–0.08 | 0.07 | 0.05 |
cauda width | 0.05–0.06 | 0.06–0.08 | 0.05–0.07 | 0.06 |
genital plate length | 0.07–0.08 | 0.09–0.10 | 0.08–0.09 | 0.07–0.08 |
genital plate width | 0.12–0.15 | 0.17–0.20 | 0.11–0.12 | 0.13–0.18 |
Six alate viviparous females, CZECH REPUBLIC: Moravskoslezský kraj (Opava and vicinity), 18 Aug 2017, No. 08/17/5, on Ulmus glabra, coll. M. Kanturski (
six alate viviparous females, CHINA: Xiangshan Botanic Garden, 25 May1985, No. VFE18142, RLB3615, on Ulmus sp., coll. R. Blackmam & V. Eastop (
Alate viviparous female
Colour. Colour of live specimens: head and prothorax yellow with brown longitudinal stripes. The rest of thorax brown. ANT pale yellow with dark apices of segments, fore and middle legs pale yellow, hind legs with black femora and proximal part of tibiae. Wings pigmented on the area of pterostigma, media and Cu1b. Abdomen yellow with brown extensive spots on the dorsal side (Fig.
Morphometric characters. ANT 0.78–0.94 × BL and 0.25–0.27 × HW. ANT III with 16–26 slit-like secondary rhinaria (Fig.
three alate viviparous females, GERMANY: Lehmen, 18 Aug 1936, No. BM1984–340, on Ulmus effusa (= U. laevis), coll. D. Hille Ris Lambers (
Alate viviparous female.
Colour. Colour of live specimens: head brown, ANT yellow with distinctly darker apices of ANT IV and V and almost whole ANT VI. Prothorax yellow or light brown, the rest of thorax dark brown to dark brown. Legs pale with visible darker distal part of hind femora. Abdomen yellow with brown with brown, small and rounded sclerites (Fig.
Morphometric characters. ANT 0.71–0.77 × BL and 0.33–0.37 × HW. ANT III with 12–17 transverse oval secondary rhinaria (Fig.
three alate viviparous females, CHINA: Xiangshan, 25 May 1985, No. VFE 18128, on Ulmus sp., coll. V.F. Eastop (
Alate viviparous female
Colour. Colour of live specimens: whole body pale yellow to whitish yellow with poorly visible very small, brown abdominal sclerites. Wings not pigmented (Fig.
Morphometric characters. ANT 0.78 × BL and 0.28–0.29 × HW. ANT III with 13–15 slit-like secondary rhinaria (Fig.
three alate viviparous females, AFGHANISTAN: Kabul, 08 May 1975, No. BM 1984–340, on Ulmus sp., coll. R. van den Bosch (
1 | Live specimens: head and thorax yellow or brown, abdomen yellow with or without brown patches. Mounted specimens: head and pronotum without projections (Fig. |
2 |
– | Live specimens: head and thorax from yellow to dark. If brown to dark, then abdomen only with small circular sclerites and scleroites. Mounted specimens: pronotum with one or two pairs of finger-like projections (Figs |
3 |
2 | Live specimens: head and thorax brown, abdomen yellow with extensive brown patches (Fig. |
T. platani |
– | Live specimens: pale yellow without any patches. Mounted specimens: forewings not pigmented, hind femora pale, abdomen without dark sclerotisation | T. zelkowae |
3 | Live specimens: head and thorax black, abdomen yellow without dark sclerites (Fig. |
T. takachihoensis |
– | Live specimens: head and thorax greenish or yellow to brown, abdomen with small to large circular sclerites or marginal projections. Mounted specimens: pronotum with two pairs of projections on proximal and distal part. Forewings pigmented or not pigmented. Hind legs with pale femora only with a brown spot or band on the distal part and pale tibiae (Fig. |
4 |
4 | Live specimens: greenish or bluish-green. Mounted specimens: Head with all projections prominent, the distal pair almost as long as the projections on the pronotum. Marginal projections on ABD II-IV almost as long as the spinal projections | T. ulmiparvifoliae |
– | Live specimens: yellow to brown. Mounted specimens: Head with small projections, the distal pair clearly shorter than projections on pronotum. Marginal projections on ABD II-IV clearly shorter than spinal projections | 5 |
5 | Live specimens: head and thorax brown, abdomen with clearly visible sclerites with projections or tubercles, wings clearly pigmented (Fig. |
T. saltans |
– | Live specimens: head and thorax yellow or thorax brown with poorly visible sclerites, wings not pigmented. Mounted specimens: ANT III secondary rhinaria slit-like (Fig. |
T. nevskyi |
Of the approximately 18 valid Tinocallis species, six are known from Europe (
The first author is extremely grateful to Henrik Enghoff and Jan Pedersen (Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Denmark) for their kind help and support during his internship in the Museum. This research (DK-TAF 6818) received support from the SYNTHESYS Project, which is financed by the European Community Research Infrastructure Action under the FP7 “Capacities” Programme.
We would like to thank Thomas Thieme, Nicolás Pérez Hidalgo and Roger Blackman for all comments and suggestions that improved the first version of the manuscript.