Fauna of India - Homoptera Aphidoidea - Subfamily Pemphiginae - Part 3

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Volume 3 of The Fauna of India and the adjacent countries on Homoptera Aphidoidea focuses on the subfamily Pemphiginae. It covers 61 species across 20 genera and addresses the largely complex and poorly understood biology of these aphids. The editors’ preface explains the worldwide importance of aphids as vectors of plant viruses and crop pests, while the author’s preface outlines regional gaps in biological knowledge and the expectation that future bio-systematic research will provide needed data from India.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages447

Reading Time18 h 46 min

AccessFree to download

Editor’s Preface

Author’s Preface

General Contents

Systematic Contents

Subfamily Pemphiginae

Tribe Eriosomatini

Tribe Pemphigini

Tribe Fordini

References

Host Plants of Pemphiginae

Index to Genera and Species

Fauna of India # HOMOPTERAAPHIDOIDEA SUBFAMILY PEMPHIGINAE A.K.GHOSH THE FAUNA OF INDIAANDTHE ADJACENT COUNTRIES # HOMOPTERAAPHIDOIDEA Part 3SUBFAMILY PEMPHIGINAE By A.K.GHOSH Edited by the Director,Zoological Survey of India Copyright 1984,Government of India Published:December,1984 Price : India Rs.200/00;Foreign :£27/00 or $45/00 Printed in India at The Technical&General Press,Calcutta andPublished by the Director,Zoological Survey of India,Calcutta. Calcutta24th September,1984. EDITOR’S PREFACE Aphids forn the largest group of insect-vectors of plant-virusesand have worldwide importance as the most important family ofcrop-pests.Out of estimated world fauna of over 4000 species ofaphids,placed under two families,Aphididae and Adelgidae ofAphidoidea,about 800 species are now known from India andadjacent countries.The“Fauna ofIndia and the Adjacent Countries”on Aphidoidea has been planned to be published in several parts,of which part I,dealing with General Introduction to the groupand subfamily Chaitophorinae and part 2,dealing with subfamilyLachninae were published in 1980 and 1982,respectively.Thepresent volume dealing with subfamily Pemphiginae covers 61species out of world fauna of about 250 species.Dr.A.K.Ghosh,the author of first two volumes and also of the present volumeis well known for his long experience of work and more than 100contributions to the subject,in India and abroad.His continuingwork has resulted in the fine volumes and I am sure that thepresent volume,like the earlier ones,will be considered as signi-ficant contributions to our knowledge of Indian Aphidoidea.Iwould like to record my deep sense of appreciation for hiswork. B.K.TIKADERDirectorZoological Survey of India ## AUTHOR’S PREFACE The subfamily Pemphiginae includes one of the most complicatedgroup of aphids,largely because of their much unknown biology.In this volume,a total of 20 genera and 61 species have been dealtwith;information on biology in Indian region remains far fromcomplete and to fill up this gap,extensive works from other regionhave often been cited.It is expected that in future,long-term bio-systematic research on this interesting group of aphids would yieldmuch of the needed data from Indian region. The material for the present study was,as usual,obtained fromseveral institutions and personal collections,besides the collectionsat the Zoological Survey of India.My most sincere thanks are dueto Dr.V.F.Eastop and authorities of the British Museum(NaturalHistory),London,Dr.G.Remaudier,Pasteur Institute,Paris,France,Dr.D.Hille Ris Lambers,Bennekom,The Netherlands,Dr.H.L.G.Stroyan,Herpenden,Herts,England,Dr.G.Shapo-shnikov,Zoological Institute,Leningrad,U.S.S.R.,Dr.R.Daniel-sson,Dept.Zoology,Zoological Museum,Lund,Sweden,Dr.(Miss)Louise of Russel,Co-operating Scientist,U.S.D.A.,Washington,U.S.A.,Dr.Charles Chia-Chu Tao,Agricultural ResearchInstitute,Taiwan,Dr.S.Aoki and Dr.H.Higuchi,EntomologicalLaboratory,Hokkaido University,Sapporo,Japan,Late Professor D.N.Raychaudhuri,Department of Zoology,University ofCalcutta,Dr.S.Chakrabarti,Department of Zoology,University ofKalyani,Dr.K.D.Verma,Central Potato Research Institute,Simla,Dr.S.Kanakaraj David,22 Kamaraja Avenue,Madras,Dr.R.C.Bhagat,Department of Zoology,Kashmir University,Srinagar,Dr.L.K.Ghosh,Zoological Survey of India,Calcutta,for their continuous cooperation and kind help in sending materialon loan,in supplying unavailable literature and unpublished data. I am indebted to Dr.B.K.Tikader,Director,Zoological Surveyof India,Calcutta for offering working facilities.I would also liketo record my sense of appreciation to Sri Ranjit Banerjee,L.D.Clerk,Sri S.K.Chanda and Sri S.S.Roy,Artists,for their cons-cientious execution of typing and drawing works.I would like toexpress my most sincere thanks to my sister Mrs.Ruma Pal,forher immense help in compiling literature references. A.K.GHOSH,Zoological Survey of India,Calcutta. ## GENERAL CONTENT

FAQs

What is the scope of this volume within Aphidoidea?

It deals with the subfamily Pemphiginae within Aphidoidea, covering 20 genera and 61 species.

Why are aphids emphasized in the work?

Aphids are highlighted as major insect-vectors of plant viruses and as important crop-pests with global significance.

What does the author note about existing biological knowledge?

Biology in the Indian region is described as far from complete, and extensive works from other regions are often cited to fill gaps.

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