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Proposal Form for new Common Name or Change of ESA-Approved Common Name

Complete this form and send or e-mail to the above address. Submissions will not be considered unless this form is filled out completely.

The proposer is expected to be familiar with the rules, recommendations, and procedures outlined in the “Use and Submission of Common Names” on the ESA website and with the discussion by A.B. Gurney, 1953, Journal of Economic Entomology 46:207-211.

1. Proposed new common name: blue

2. Previously approved common name (if any): none

3. Scientific name (genus, species, author): kondoi Shinji

Order:

Family:

Supporting Information

4. Reasons supporting the need for the proposed common name:

This common name has been in common usage in North America since it was officially reported from California in 1977 (Kono, T. 1977. Distribution and identification of Blue Alfalfa Aphid Acyrthosiphon kondoi Shinji (Homoptera: Aphididae). Cooperative Plant Pest Report 2(11): 153-156).

This name was used in 17 of 30 refereed journal articles by North American authors, identified through an Entomology Abstracts search. A common name was not used in the others. Six of the 17 articles using this name were in ESA publications. That a Google search on the phrase “blue alfalfa aphid” yielded ca. 8500 hits is further evidence that the name is commonly used.

5. Stage or characteristic to which the proposed common name refers: All

6. Distribution (include references):

Japan, Korea, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, New Zealand, Australia, Chile, South Africa, and “…much of the USA” .

Blackman, R. L. and V. F. Eastop. 2000. on the World's Crops: An Identification and Information Guide. Second edition. John Wiley & Sons Ltd., England. 466 pp.

7. Principal hosts (include references):

Legumes, including Medicago, Melilotus, Trifolium, Dorycnium and Lotus, as well as Astragalus and Lens. It is an important pest of alfalfa.

Blackman, R. L. and V. F. Eastop. 2000. Aphids on the World's Crops: An Identification and Information Guide. Second edition. John Wiley & Sons Ltd., England. 466 pp.

8. References containing previous use of the proposed common name:

Giles, KL; Berberet, RC; Zarrabi, AA; Dillwith, JW. 2002. Influence of Alfalfa Cultivar on Suitability of Acyrthosiphon kondoi (Homoptera: Aphididae) for Survival and Development of Hippodamia convergens and Coccinella septempunctata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Journal of Economic Entomology 95: 552-557.

Chen, De-Qiao; Montllor, CB; Purcell, AH. 2000. Fitness effects of two facultative endosymbiotic bacteria on the aphid, , and the blue alfalfa aphid, A. kondoi. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 95: 315-323.

Losey, JE; Denno, RF. 1998. Interspecific variation in the escape responses of aphids: effect on risk of predation from foliar-foraging and ground-foraging predators. Oecologia 115: 245-252. Jun 1998.

Mostafavi, R; Henning, JA; Gardea-Torresday, J; Ray, IM. 1996. Variation in aphid alarm pheromone content among glandular and eglandular-haired Medicago accessions. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 22: 1629-1638.

Bueno, VHP; Gutierrez, AP; Scorza, RP Jr. 1996. Population dynamics of Acyrthosiphon pisum (Harris), Acyrthosiphon kondoi Shinji and Therioaphis trifolii (Monell) (Homoptera, Aphididae) in two alfalfa varieties (Medicago sativa L.) in Albany, California. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia. 40: 31-34.

Zarrabi, AA; Berberet, RC; Caddel, JL. 1995. New biotype of Acyrthosiphon kondoi (Homoptera: Aphididae) on alfalfa in Oklahoma. Journal of Economic Entomology. 88: 1461- 1465.

Lamp, WO; Liewehr, D; Fuentes, C; Dively, GP. 1994. First report of the blue alfalfa aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae) in Maryland: Natural enemies and biotypes. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 67: 129-132.

Bueno, BHP; Gutierrez, AP; Ruggle, P. 1993. Parasitism by Aphidius ervi (Hym.: Aphidiidae): Preference for pea aphid and blue alfalfa aphid (Hom.: Aphididae) and competition with A. smithi. Entomophaga. 38: 273-284.

Rethwisch, MD; Manglitz, GR. 1990. Parasitism by Praon pequodorum Viereck (Hymenoptera: Aphidiidae): Preferences for blue alfalfa aphid and pea aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae) and impact on aphid reproduction. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 63 298-303.

Stoetzel, MB. 1990. Some aphids of importance to the southeastern United States (Homoptera: Aphididae). Florida Entomologist 73 580-586.

Poswal, MA; Berberet, RC. 1989. Host-dependent association and its implications on the relative abundance of blue alfalfa aphid and pea aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae) on alfalfa in Oklahoma. Researches on Population Ecology 31 275-287.

Summers, CG. 1988. Cultivar and temperature influence on development, survival, and fecundity in four successive generations of Acyrthosiphon kondoi (Homoptera: Aphididae). Journal of Economic Entomology 81: 515-521.

Rethwisch, MD; Manglitz, GR. 1987. Distribution and parasitoids of the blue alfalfa aphid, Acyrthosiphon kondoi Shinji (Homoptera: Aphididae), in Nebraska. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 60: 557-561.

Hochberg, ME; Pickering, J; Getz, WM. 1986. Evaluation of phenology models using field data: Case study for the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum , and the blue alfalfa aphid, Acyrthosiphon kondoi (Homoptera: Aphididae). Environmental Entomology 15: 227-231.

Gutierrez, AP; Baumgaertner, JU; Summers, CG. 1984. Multitrophic models of predator-prey energetics. III. A case study in an alfalfa ecosystem. Canadian Entomologist 115: 950-963.

Summers, CG; Coviello, RL. 1984. Impact of Acyrthosiphon kondoi (Homoptera: Aphididae) on alfalfa: Field and greenhouse studies. Journal of Economic Entomology 77: 1052-1056. 1984.

Berberet, RC; Arnold, DC; Soteres, KM. 1983. Geographical occurrence of Acyrthosiphon kondoi Shinji in Oklahoma and its seasonal incidence in relation to Acyrthosiphon pisum (Harris), and Therioaphis maculata (Buckton) (Homoptera: Aphididae). Journal of Economic Entomology 76: 1064-1068.

Stern, VM; Sharma, R; Summers, CG. 1980. Alfalfa Damage from Acyrthosiphon kondoi and Economic Threshold Studies in Southern California. Journal of Economic Entomology 73: 145- 148.

9. References using common names (give names) other than that proposed:

The common name used in Australia and New Zealand is bluegreen aphid.

Klingler, J. P.; Nair, R. M.; Edwards, O. R.; Singh, K. B.. 2009. A single gene, AIN, in Medicago truncatula mediates a hypersensitive response to both bluegreen aphid and pea aphid, but confers resistance only to bluegreen aphid. Journal of Experimental Botany 60: 4115-4127.

Klingler, J. P.; Edwards, O. R.; Singh, K. B. 2007. Independent action and contrasting phenotypes of resistance genes against spotted alfalfa aphid and bluegreen aphid in Medicago truncatula. New Phytologist 173: 630-640.

Nair, R. M.; Robinson, S. S.; Haskard, K. A.; Dowling, K.; Klingler, J. P. 2007. Identification of resistance to bluegreen aphid and spotted alfalfa aphid in Trigonella species. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research 50: 299-306.

Rohitha, B. H.; Penman, D. R. 1986. Flight of the bluegreen aphid Acyrthosiphon kondoi Shinji (Homoptera: Aphididae). I. Flight periodicity and phenological relationships. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 13: 203-207.

Rohitha, B. H.; Penman, D. R. 1986. Flight of the bluegreen aphid, Acyrthosiphon kondoi Shinji (Homoptera: Aphididae). III. Comparison of trapping methods for A. kondoi and natural enemies. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 13: 215-220.

Rohitha, B. H.; Penman, D. R. 1986. Flight of the bluegreen aphid, Acyrthosiphon kondoi Shinji (Homptera: Aphididae). II. The effect of weather: multiple regression and flight threshold analyses. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 13: 209-214.

10. Other or organisms to which the proposed common name might apply: None

11. Steps you have taken to consult with other workers who are familiar with the or organism as to suitability of and need for the proposed common name:

This was accomplished indirectly, via the literature and Google searches described above.

Proposed by (your name):

Frank B. Peairs

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Date submitted: 15 September 2010