Uroleucon mierae Tizado & Nieto Nafría, 1994
on Asteraceae
parasite
Apterae 3-4 mm, dark, shiny, reddish brown with black antennae and siphunculi, and legs also mainly black. Colonies on the flower stalks, just below the flower heads.
host plants
Asteraceae, oligophagous
Andryala arenaria, glandulosa subsp. cheiranthifolia, integrifolia, pinnatifida, ragusina; Cichorium endivia, intybus; Erigeron floribundus; Hispidella hispanica; Hypochaeris glabra; Leontodon saxatilis subsp. rothii; Rhagadiolus stellatus; Sonchus fruticosus, oleraceus.
notes
Closely related with U. picridis, but more a Mediterranean species.
references
Blackman & Eastop (2018), Franquinho Aguiar & Ilharco (2001a), Pérez Hidalgo, Martínez Peláez & Nieto Nafría (2001a), Suay Cano & González Funes (1998b), Tizado & Nieto Nafría (1994a).