A new aphid genus and species (Hemiptera: Aphididae) from Argentina on Mulinum (Apiales: Apiaceae)

Abstract

Capraphis n. g. is described and placed in the tribe Macrosiphini Wilson 1910(1887) (Hemiptera: Aphididae: Aphidinae), and its taxonomic position and differences with other American related genera discussed. The apterous and alate viviparous females and the apterous oviparous females and males of its type-species, Capraphis blackmani n. sp., are described and illustrated from aphids collected on Mulinum spinosum (Cav.) Pers. in Mendoza province, Argentina.