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Family
 
Adelgidae
Sub Family
 
Description
 
a family of aphids; 'conifer woolly aphids'
Background to Family
 
A primitive aphid family of around a dozen species, with only egg-laying females. Species which alternate between hosts have a 2-year life cycle; Picea is used as the primary host, and other conifers as secondary hosts. Distinctive 'pineapple' galls are induced on new shoots of the primary host.

 

 


No. taxa in DBIF
 
27
No. interactions
 
100
% interactions with British data
 
64%
No. records
 
129
% taxa with British data
 
85%
Notes
 
Data currently unassessed by a specialist for changes in nomenclature, new species to the British list, new interactions, errors in original sources, and misspellings.; ;
Notes on Sources
 
Most recent source
 
1975

Below is a list of all sources for this family / sub-family contained within DBIF. Click on source name for a list of all records for this source.

 
Source
 
Borner, C.(1952) Mitt. thuering. bot. Ges. 4 1-484:205
Source
 
Borner, C.(1952) Mitt. thuering. bot. Ges. 4 1-484:204
Source
 
Carter, C.I.(1971) Bull. For. Commn, Lond. 42 1-51:12
Source
 
Borner, C.(1952) Mitt. thuering. bot. Ges. 4 1-484:206
Source
 
Rohfritsch, O.(1981) Z. Angew. ent. 92 18-26:18
Source
 
Sturzer-Gilbert, C.(1982) Anz. Schadlingsk. Pfl.-Umweltschutz 11 161-164:161
Source
 
Carter, C.I.(1975) Entomologist's mon. Mag. 111 29-32:
Source
 
Borner, C.(1952) Mitt. thuering. bot. Ges. 4 1-484:207
Source
 
Borner, C.(1952) Mitt. thuering. bot. Ges. 4 1-484:208
Source
 
Carter, C.I.(1975) Entomologist's mon. Mag. 111 29-32:32
Source
 
Carter, C.I.(1971) Bull. For. Commn, Lond. 42 1-51:34
Source
 
Carter, C.I.(1971) Bull. For. Commn, Lond. 42 1-51:20
Source
 
Carter, C.I.(1971) Bull. For. Commn, Lond. 42 1-51:26
Source
 
Carter, C.I.(1971) Bull. For. Commn, Lond. 42 1-51:7
Source
 
Carter, C.I.(1971) Bull. For. Commn, Lond. 42 1-51:38
Source
 
Carter, C.I.(1971) Bull. For. Commn, Lond. 42 1-51:16
Source
 
Carter, C.I.(1971) Bull. For. Commn, Lond. 42 1-51:9
Source
 
Evans, H.F.(1987) Proc. R. Soc. Edinb. 93 157-167:162
Source
 
Carter, C.I.(1971) Bull. For. Commn, Lond. 42 1-51:36
Source
 
Carter, C.I.(1971) Bull. For. Commn, Lond. 42 1-51:31
Source
 
Carter, C.I.(1975) Entomologist's mon. Mag. 111 29-32:31
Source
 
Spires, S.(1981) Ecol. Entomol. 6 205-208:205
Source
 
Borner, C.(1952) Mitt. thuering. bot. Ges. 4 1-484:209
Source
 
Carter, C.I.(1971) Bull. For. Commn, Lond. 42 1-51:22
Source
 
Carter, C.I.(1971) Bull. For. Commn, Lond. 42 1-51:41

 

 

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