Aphis solanella Theobald, 1914

Mehrparvar, Mohsen & Mirtadzadini, Mansour, 2024, Aphids associated with Carthamus in Iran with the description of the hitherto unknown male of Uroleucon carthami (Hille Ris Lambers, 1948) (Hemi.: Aphididae), Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 10 (3), pp. 467-483 : 469

Aphis solanella Theobald, 1914

Apterae display a subdued black colouration, occasionally featuring white wax markings, with a body length ranging from 1.2 to 2.6 mm. This species is found on a diverse array of herbaceous plants, sharing habitats with its close relative Aphis fabae . Notably, it distinctly colonizes Solanum nigrum and Fallopia convolvulus ( Stroyan 1984; Blackman & Eastop, 2024). It is distributed in Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America ( Blackman & Eastop, 2024). Although it is widely distributed across all provinces in Iran, its occurrence on Carthamus has been documented exclusively in Fars ( Goodarzifar et al., 2010) and Sistan and Baluchestan ( Bameri Din, 2020).

Material examined. ARG00213: Iran, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Bampur , alt. 518 m., on Carthamus tinctorius , 24-III-2019, leg. Zeinab Bameri.