The Fauna of India and The Adjacent Countries : Homoptera: Aphidoidea, Part II. Subfamily Lachninae

Contents: Abbreviations. Introduction. Subfamily Lachninae. I. Tribe Cinarini: Genus 1. Cinara Curtis: i. Atroalbipes David, Narayanan and Rajasingh. ii. Atrotibialis David and Rajasingh. iii. Chaetorostrata L.K. Ghosh and Raychaudhuri. iv. Comata Doncaster. v. Con finis (Koch). vi. Con finis tenuipes Chakrabarti and A.K. Ghosh. vii. Eastopi Pintera. viii. Indica Verma. ix. Lachnirostris Hille Ris Lambers. x. Maculipes Hille Ris Lambers. xi. Pilicornis (Hartig). xii. Similis (van der Goot). xiii. Tuja filina (Del Guercio). Genus 2. Indocinara A.K. Ghosh, Basu and Raychaudhuri. xiv. Hottesis A.K. Ghosh, Basu and Raychaudhuri. Genus 3. Eulachnus Del Guercio: xv. Pumilae Inouye. xvi. Thunbergii Wilson. Genus 4. Pseudessigella Hille Ris Lambers: xvii. Brachychaeta Hille Ris Lambers. Genus 5. Schizolachnus Mordvilko: xviii. Orientalis (Takahashi). II. Tribe Lachnini: Genus 6. Lachnus Burmeister: xix. Acutihirsutus Kumar and Burkhardt. xx. Longirostrum David and A.K. Ghosh sp. nov. xxi. Tropicalis (van der Goot). xxii. Longisetosus sp. nov. Genus 7. Longistigma Wilson: xxiii. Liquidambarus Takahashi. Genus 8. Maculolachnus Gaumont: xxiv. Rubi A.K. Ghosh and Raychaudhuri. xxv. Submacula (Walker). Genus 9. Nippolachnus Matsumura: xxvi. Bengalensis Basu and Hille Ris Lambers. xxvii. Himalayensis (van der Goot). xxviii. Piri Matsumura. Genus 10. Pterochloroides Mordvilko: xxix. Parsicae (Cholodkovsky). Genus 11. Pyrolachnus Basu and Hille Ris Lambers: xxx. Imbricatus David, Narayanan and Rajasingh. xxxi. Pyri (Buckton). Genus 12. Stomaphis Walker: xxxii. Mordwilkoi Gille Ris Lambers. Genus 13. Tuberolachnus Mordvilko: xxxiii. Salignus (Gmelin). xxxiv. Scleratus Hille Ris Lambers and Basu. III. Tribe Tramini: Genus 14. Protrama Baker: xxxv. Longitarsus sclerodensus Kumar. xxxvi. Penecaeca Stroyan. Host Plants of Lachninae. References. Index to genera and species. Plates.

"Aphidoidea forms one of the most important group of Phytophagous insects because of their polymorphism, host alternating Heteroecious behaviour, reproductive habits and above all for their role as largest group of insect vector of plant viruses. The Fauna of India and the adjacent countries, in this group, constitutes about 16% of the world fauna, including a large number of rare, endemic species. However, no consolidated account of Indian Aphids was so far available and the present work was started in 1976 and has been so planned as to be published in several parts. The first part published in 1980, deals with an introductory chapter on Aphidoidea leading to subfamily Chaitophorinae. The present volume, the second in the series, deals with Lachninae and will be followed by third part dealing with Subfamily Pemphiginae. The entire super family is expected to be covered under at least eight separate parts. Besides, taxonomic accounts, the volumes will also provide information on host plant association, association with ants, natural enemies of Aphids, distribution, etc."