Atheroides brevicornis Laing, 1920on Poaceae
on Poaceae
upperside (left) and underside (from Wieczorek, 2009)
parasite
Aptera ± 2 mm, brown or black, long-oval with very short legs and antennae. No host plant alternation. The aphids sit on rows on the upper side of the leaves. Mainly on muddy sea shores.
host plants
Poaceae, oligophagous
Alopecurus; Deschampsia cespitosa; Festuca ovina, rubra; Phleum phleoides; Puccinellia distans, maritima.
Citations of Carex distans, Juncus compressus, and Luzula are possibly inaccurate.
references
Blackman & Eastop (2017), Heie (1982a), Stroyan (1977a), Wieczorek (2009a, 2010a), Wojciechowski, Depa, Halgoš ao (2016a).