Trama caudata (del Guercio, 1909)on Asteraceae, Cichoreae
on Asteraceae, Cichoreae
picture derived from Encyclopédie des pucerons.
parasiet
The aphids live without host alteration permanently at the roots. They are parthenogenetic. Attended by ants
host plants
Astraceae, narrowly oligophagous
Cichorium endivia, intybus; Crepis, Hypochaeris; Lactuca sativa; Leontodon; Picris; Sonchus; Taraxacum officinale; Tragopogon.
Mainly known from the tap-roots of Cichorium and Lactuca.
synonyms
Neotrama caudata.
Possibly also Trama mordwilkoi Börner, 1940 (often “mordvilkoi”) is a synonym. The species is listed by Wojciechowski ao, but disregarded by Blackman & Eastop.
references
Blackman & Eastop (2018), Heie (1995), Lampel & Meier (2003a), Meliá Masiá (1986a), Nieto Nafría, Mier Durante, Binazzi & Pérez Hidalgo (2002a), Wojciechowski, Depa, Halgoš ao (2016a).