MALE OF Capitophorus elaeagni ( DEL – GUERCIO ) (APHIDIDAE : HOMOPTERA ) AS A NEW RECORD IN EGYPT

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Faculty of Agriculture , AL – Azhar University , Egypt .

2 Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center , Dokki , Giza , Code 12618 , Egypt .

Abstract

The Present study recorded the male of the artichoke aphid,  Capitophorus elaeagni(Del- Guercio ) for the first record  in Egypt . It was collected under filed  conditions from the beginning of March till the end of May 2003 on the  treasure flowers , Gazania splendens at Cairo Governorate . This study included  another phenomenon was not mentioned before, where the females laid eggs which neither developed completely nor hatched .