New species of Braggia (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on buckwheat in western North America

K. S. Pike; G. Graf; R. G. Foottit; H. E. L. Maw; P. Stary; R. Hammon; D. G. Miller

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New species of Braggia (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on buckwheat in western North America

Formally Refereed

Authors:

K. S. Pike, G. Graf, R. G. Foottit, H. E. L. Maw, P. Stary, R. Hammon, D. G. Miller

Year:

2009

Type:

Miscellaneous Publication

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

Canadian Entomologist. 141: 561-581.

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Abstract

Species of Braggia Gillette and Palmer (Hemiptera: Aphididae: Aphidinae: Aphidini) feed on various buckwheat, Eriogonum Michx. (Polygonaceae), species in western North America. Two new species, Braggia columbiana Pike n. sp. from Washington and Oregon and Braggia longicauda Pike n. sp. from Washington, Oregon, and northern California, are proposed. Descriptions, diagnoses, illustrations, mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 "barcode" sequences, a key to the species of Braggia, and notes on biology, distribution, and parasitoid associations are provided.

Keywords

Braggia, Hemiptera, Aphididae, buckwheat, Eriogonum Michx

Citation

Pike, K. S.; Graf, G.; Foottit, R. G.; Maw, H. E. L.; Stary, P.; Hammon, R.; Miller, D. G. 2009. New species of Braggia (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on buckwheat in western North America. Canadian Entomologist. 141: 561-581.