First record of Melanaphis donacis (Passerini, 1861) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in México

Juan M. Vanegas-Rico; Rebeca Peña-Martínez; Ana L. Muñoz-Viveros

doi:10.37486/2675-1305.ec05031

Authors

Juan M. Vanegas-Rico Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Tlalnepantla de Baz, Mex, México https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2342-7651
Rebeca Peña-Martínez Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Ciudad de México, México https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0746-564X
Ana L. Muñoz-Viveros Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Tlalnepantla de Baz, Mex, México https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9815-4259

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37486/2675-1305.ec05031

Keywords:

Aphidomorpha, urban pest, exotic pest, Chamaemyiidae, Linepithema humile

Abstract

The aphid Melanaphis donacis (Passerini, 1861) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) is recorded in Mexico in seven locations in the Valley of Mexico Basin on the Poaceae Arundo donax, one of the most common host plants. Both the aphid and the host plant are species considered exotic to Mexico; especially A. donax is referred to as one of the hundred most important invasive alien species in the world and is also officially cited in Mexico. Observations and collections of both the aphid colonies and the host plant began in October 2022 to February 2023. The work includes the taxonomic determination of both the aphid and the host plant. Also reviewed of websites (www.naturalista.mx) where in two sites it was referred to in a preliminary way, without taxonomic certainty by a specialist. In addition to the worldwide distribution of the aphid species and its host plants. Parthenogenetic wingless and winged forms are presented and described in vivo, as well as in mounts of microscope slides. In all the cases observed in the field, a symbiotic association with ants of the species Linepithema humile Mayr, 1868 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) is documented. Some natural enemies were obtained, such as Harmonia axididis (Palas, 1773) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae); Scymninae, Chamaemyiidae and Syrphidae larvae, yet to be determined. It is suggested to increase the search both in other localities and in hosts potentially present in Mexico.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

References

Ali, H. B.; Agarwala, B. K.; Kaddou, I. K. (2012) New records of aphids of the Subfamily Aphidinae (Homoptera: Aphididae) infested herbaceous plants and shrubs for Iraqi aphid fauna. Advances in Bioresearch, 3(4): 66-75.

Ávila-Quezada, G. D.; Torres-Martínez, J. G.; Sétamou, M.; Gardea-Béjar, A. A.; Berzoza-Gaytán, C. A.; Orduño-Cruz, N. (2022) Arvenses nativas y exóticas en parcelas de chile jalapeño. Revista Fitotecnia Mexicana, 45(3): 399-399. doi: 10.35196/rfm.2022.3.399

Belda, J.; Aguirre, A.; Mirasol, E.; Cabello, T. (1994) Dinámica de población de pulgones alados (Hom.; Aphididae) en cultivos del levante de Almería. Boletín de Sanidad Vegetal. Plagas, 20: 329-337.

Blackman, R. L.; Eastop, V. F. (2006) Aphids on the world´s Herbaceous Plants and Shrubs. Vol 1. Host List and Keys. England: Jhon Wiley & Sons Ltd..

Blackman, R. L.; Eastop, V. F. (2023) Aphids on the world's herbaceous plants and shrubs. https://aphidnet.org/

Bodlah, I.; Bodlah, M. A.; Hussain, M. (2017) New distributional records of aphid, Melanaphis donacis (Passerini) in Osia and surrounding areas, Punjab, Pakistan. Journal of Applied Agriculture and Biotechnology, 2(1): 48-51.

Bowling, R.; Brewer, M.; Knutson, A.; Way, M.; Porter. P.; Bynum, E.; Allen, C.; Villanueva, R. (2015) Scouting sugarcane aphids. http://agrilife.org/mid-coast-ipm/files/2015/05/Scouting-Sugarcane-Aphids-2015.pdf

Bowling, R. D.; Brewer, M. J.; Kerns D. L.; Gordy, J.; Seiter, N.; Elliott, N. E.; Buntin, G. D.; Way, M. O.; Royer, T. A.; Biles, S., et al. (2016) Sugarcane Aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae): A New Pest on Sorghum in North America, Journal of Integrated Pest Management 7(1): 12. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/jipm/pmw011

DOF (Diario Oficial de la Nación) (2016) Acuerdo por el que se determina la Lista de las Especies Exóticas Invasoras para México. https://www.dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5464456&fecha=07/12/2016#gsc.tab=0

Dudley, T. L. (2000) Arundo donax L. In: Bossard, C.C.; J. M. Randall, M. C. Hoshovsky (Eds.), Invasive Plants of California's Wildlands, pp. 53-58. Berkeley, California: University of California Press.

Favret, C.; Eades, D. (2009) Introduction to Aphid Species File, http://aphid.speciesfile.org. Redia, 92, 115–117. http://aphid.speciesfile.org/Common/search/ShowStats.aspx

Fernandes, F. O.; Souza, C. da S. F.; Avellar, G. S. de; Nascimento, P. T.; Damasceno, N. C. R.; Santos, N. M. dos; Lima, P. F.; Santos, V. M. C. dos; Simeone, M. L. F.; Parrella, R. A. da C., et al. (2021) Manejo do pulgão da cana-de-açúcar (Melanaphis sacchari/sorghi) na cultura do sorgo. Embrapa, Folleto técnico, 249: 1-24.

GISD (2023) Global Invasive Species Database. http://www.iucngisd.org/gisd/search.php on 12-01-2023

Hille, R. L. D. (1966) New and little known aphids from Pakistan (Homoptera, Aphididae). Tijdschrift Voor Entomologie, 109: 193-220.

Holman, J. (2009) Host Plant Catalog of Aphids: Paleartic Region. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4020-8286-3

Jousselin, E., Cœur d'Acier, A.; Vanlderberghe‐Masutti, F.; Duron, O. (2013) Evolution and diversity of Arsenophonus endosymbionts in aphids. Molecular ecology, 22(1): 260-270. doi: 10.1111/mec.12092

Khaled-Gasmi, W.; Souissi, R.; Boukhris‐Bouhachem, S. (2022) Cucumber mosaic virus epidemiology in pepper: Aphid dispersal, transmission efficiency and vector pressure. Annals of Applied Biology, 82(1): 101-111. doi: 10.1111/aab.12798

Muhammad, A.; Imran, B.; Muhammad, Q.; Jajja, N. I. (2019) First record of Melanaphis donacis (Passerini) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) from Quetta, Balochistan: westernmost range in Pakistan. Asian Journal of Agriculture and Biology, 7(3): 381-385

Muñoz-Viveros, A.L.; Peña-Martínez, R.; Cibrián-Llanderal, V. D; Cibrián-Tovar, D. (2017) Superfamilia Aphidoidea. In: Cibrián-Tovar D. (Ed.), Fundamentos de Entomología Forestal, pp. 162-169. México: Universidad Autónoma Chapingo.

Naturalista (2023) https://www.naturalista.mx/taxa/472333-Melanaphis-donacis

Nibouche, S.; Fartek, B.; Mississippi, S.; Delatte, H.; Reynaud, B.; Costet, L. (2014) Low genetic diversity in Melanaphis sacchari aphid populations at the worldwide scale. PLoS ONE, 9: e106067. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0106067

Nibouche, S.; Costet, L.; Holt, J.R.; Jacobson, A.; Pekarcik, A.; Sadeyen, Armstrong, J. S.; Peterson, G. C.; McLaren, N.; Medina, R. F. (2018) Invasion of sorghum in the Americas by a new sugarcane aphid (Melanaphis sacchari) superclone. PLoS ONE, 13: e0196124. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0196124

Nibouche, S.; Costet, L.; Medina, R. F.; Holt, J. R.; Sadeyen, J.; Zoogones, A. S.; Brown, P.; Blackman, R. L. (2021) Morphometric and molecular discrimination of the sugarcane aphid, Melanaphis sacchari (Zehntner, 1897) and the sorghum aphid Melanaphis sorghi (Theobald, 1904). PLoS One, 16(3): e0241881. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0241881

Ortego, J.; Difabio, M. E.; Mier Durante, M. P. (2004) Nuevos registros y actualización de la lista faunística de los pulgones (Hemiptera: Aphididae) de la Argentina. Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina, 63(1-2): 19-30.

Payán-Arzapalo, M. A.; Catzim, C. E. A.; Luque, R. G., Liera, J. E. G.; Juárez, M. G. Y.; Ahuja, M. de L. R. (2018) Parasitism and Hyperparasitism in Melanaphis sacchari Zehntner in Sorghum in Mexico. Southwestern Entomologist, 43(2): 433-437. doi: 10.3958/059.043.0214

Raychaudhuri, D. N; Banerjee, C. (1974) A study on the genus Melanaphis (Homoptera: Aphididae) with descriptions of new taxa from India. Oriental Insects, 8(3): 365-384. doi: 10.1080/00305316.1974.10434868

Rodríguez-del-Bosque, L. A.; Terán, A. P. (2015) Melanaphis sacchari (Hemiptera: Aphididae): A new sorghum insect pest in Mexico. Southwestern Entomologist, 40(2): 433-434. doi: 10.3958/059.040.0217

Rodríguez-Salinas, P.; Ruiz-Morales, M.; Franco, A.; Pérez-Fernández, A. R.; Lobato-Calleros, M. O. (2017) Efecto de amortiguamiento térmico de una barrera verde de Arundo donax como elemento de bioclimatización en edificios. Informes de la Construcción, 69(547): e216. doi: 10.3989/ic.16.127

Saluso, A.; Casuso, V. M.; Tarragó J.; Szwarc D.; Luna I.; Druetta M.; Trumper, E. (2022) Pulgón Amarillo del Sorgo en la República Argentina: Distribución, impacto, biología y manejo. INTA, Folleto técnico.

Sánchez-Ken, J. G., Zita-Padilla, G. A., Mendoza-Cruz, M. (2012) Catálogo de las gramíneas malezas nativas e introducidas de México. Secretaría de Agricultura, Ganadería. Desarrollo Rural, Pesca y Alimentación (SAGARPA), Asociación Mexicana de la Ciencia de la Maleza (ASOMECIMA), AC, Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Facultad de Estudios Superiores, Cuautitlán (UNAM) y Consejo Nacional Consultivo Fitosanitario (CONACOFI). México, DF, México.

Stary, P.; Sekkat, A. (1987) Parasitoïds (Hymenoptera, Aphididae) of Aphid pests in Morocco. Annales de la Societe Entomologique de France (N.S) 23(2):145-149.

Steinmann, V. W. (2008) Familia Gramineae, SubFamilia Arundinoideae. Flora del bajío y de sus Regiones Adyacentes, 158: 1-13.

Teulon, D. A. J.; Stufkens, M. A. W. (2002) Biosecurity and aphids in New Zealand. New Zealand Plant Protection, 55: 12-17.

Tsitsipis, J. A.; Katis, N. I.; Margaritopoulos, J. T.; Lykouressis, D. P.; Avgelis, A. D.; Gargalianou, I.; Zarpasa, K. D.; Perdikis, D. C.; Papapanayotou, A. (2007) A contribution to the aphid fauna of Greece. Bulletin of Insectology, 60 (1): 31-38

Undurraga, N.; Araya, J. E.; Zuazúa, F.; Alonso, M. F. (2019) Effect of Melanaphis donacis Passerini (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on biomass of Arundo donax L. (Poaceae). Chilean Journal of Agricultural and Animal Sciences, 35(2), 205-211. doi: 10.4067/S0719-38902019005000306

Undurraga, N.; Araya, J. E.; Zuazúa, F.; Alonso, M. F. (2020) Population dynamics of Melanaphis donacis (Hemiptera: Aphididae) and its Coccinellidae and Syrphidae predators on Arundo donax L. Ciencia e Investigación Agraria: Revista Latinoamericana de Ciencias de la Agricultura, 47(2): 117-125.

Van Emden, H. F., Harrington, R. (2007) Aphids as crop pests. Cabi. doi: 10.1079/9780851998190.0000