Aulacorthum solani

Aulacorthum solani
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Sternorrhyncha
Family:	Aphididae
Genus:	Aulacorthum
Species:	A. solani
Binomial name
Aulacorthum solani (Kaltenbach, 1843)
Subspecies
Acyrthosiphon solani solaniKaltenbach Acyrthosiphon solani orientale [1] Hille Ris Lambers, 1949
Synonyms
Acyrthosiphon solani

Aulacorthum solani, the foxglove aphid or glasshouse-potato aphid, is an aphid in the superfamily Aphidoidea in the order Hemiptera. It is a true bug and sucks sap from plants.

Host

It has one of the broadest host ranges of any aphid in the world, where they both hosts on dicots and monocots.

Economic importance

It is known to be a major insect pest on tomato, peppers, tobacco, celery, carrots, tulip bulbs, cucurbits and legumes. ^[2]

References

1. "Aulacorthum solani subsp. orientale". GBIF. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
2. "AphID - Aulacorthum solani".

External links

• http://influentialpoints.com/Gallery/Aulacorthum_solani_Glasshouse-potato_aphid_Foxglove_aphid.htm
• Jandricic, S. E.; Mattson, N. S.; Wraight, S. P.; Sanderson, J. P. (2014). "Within-Plant Distribution of Aulacorthum solani (Hemiptera: Aphididae), on Various Greenhouse Plants with Implications for Control". Journal of Economic Entomology. 107 (2): 697–707. doi: 10.1603/EC13428 . PMID   24772552. S2CID   24829622.
• Sato, Dan; Sugimoto, Masahiro; Akashi, Hiromichi; Tomita, Masaru; Soga, Tomoyoshi (2014). "Comparative metabolite profiling of foxglove aphids (Aulacorthum solani Kaltenbach) on leaves of resistant and susceptible soybean strains". Molecular BioSystems. 10 (4): 909–15. doi:10.1039/c3mb70595a. PMID   24514152.
• Miller, Gary L.; Favret, Colin; Carmichael, Andrew; Voegtlin, David J. (2009). "Is There a Cryptic Species Within Aulacorthum solani (Hemiptera: Aphididae)?". Journal of Economic Entomology. 102 (1): 398–400. doi:10.1603/029.102.0152. PMID   19253661. S2CID   34202404.