Brevicoryne Explained

Brevicoryne is a genus of aphid insect that contains many species which are agricultural pests.

Hosts

This genus parasitizes a wide range of hosts, with many members of the Brassicaceae (broccoli, cabbage, kale, etc.) included.

Adults

Adults are distinguished from the nymphs by their darker body. They may (alate) or may not exhibit wings.

Parasites

Many species of wasps parasitize the juvenile (nymph); injecting their eggs using their ovipositor creating 'mummies' (so called because of their desiccated appearance).

Species

Brevicoryne arctica Richards, 1963
Brevicoryne barbareae Nevsky 1929
Brevicoryne brassicae Linnaeus, 1758, the cabbage aphid
Brevicoryne crambe Bozhko, 1950
Brevicoryne crambinistataricae Bozhko, 1953
Brevicoryne fraterna Strom, 1938
Brevicoryne jiayuguanensis Zhang, Chen, Zhong & Li, 1999
Brevicoryne lonicerina Mukh & Akhm, 1980^[1]
Brevicoryne nigrosiphunculata Hodjat, 1981
Brevicoryne shaposhnikovi Narzikulov, 1957^[2]

Sources

Web site: Brevicoryne brassicae (linnaeus). EXTension ENTOmology & UH-CTAHR Integrated Pest Management Program, University of Hawaii.
Book: Zhang, G. . Chen, X. . Zhong, T. . Li, J. . amp . 1999. Zhang, Guangxue. Aphididae. Fauna of Agricultural and Forestry Aphids of Northwest, China: Insecta Homoptera Aphidinea. Chinese. Beijing. China Environmental Sciences Press. 273 - 508. 978-7-80135-635-2. etal.

Notes and References

Mukhamediev, A. A.. Akhmedov, M. Kh.. amp. (Мухамедиев, Алишер Аулиянович & Ахмедов, М.Х.). 1980. New species of Lonicera aphids (Homoptera, Aphidinea) from Central Asia. Russian. Доклады Академии наук Узбекской ССР (Reports of the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan SSR).
Нарзикулов М.Н. Новые виды тлей /Homoptera, Aphididae/ из горного Таджикистана//Энтомологическое обозрение. 1957. Т. 36. № 3. С. 671–694. Narzikulov, M. N.. 1957. New species of aphids (Homoptera, Aphididae) from the mountains of Tajikistan. Entomological Review. 36. 3. 671–694. 0367-1445.