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Table 1 The species of Pemphigus in which soldiers have been sought

From: Ecological correlates of sociality in Pemphigus aphids, with a partial phylogeny of the genus

Species

Distribution

Host-alternating?

Soldiers present?

Reference

P. bursarius(Linnaeus)

Worldwide

Yes

Yes

[15]

P. dorocola Matsumura

Japan, Korea, Siberia

Yes

Yes

[23, 46]

P. gairi Stroyan

UK

Yes

Yes

[15]

P. monophagus Maxson

Western North America

No

Yes

[31]

P. obesinymphae Aoki & Moran

USA

Yes

Yes

[47, 48]

P. phenax Börner & Blunck

Europe

Yes

Yes

[15]

P. populi Courchet

Europe, Asia

Yes

No

[15]

P. protospirae Lichtenstein

Europe, central Asia

Yes

Yes

[15]

P. spyrothecae Passerini

Europe to westernSiberia

No

Yes

[22, 24]

  1. The three species that were subject to detailed ecological study are shown in bold typeface. (After Rhoden and Foster [15])