Species Acyrthosiphon (Acyrthosiphon) pisum (Harris, 1776)

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Species Acyrthosiphon (Acyrthosiphon) pisum (Harris, 1776)

Pea Aphid

Aphis pisum Harris, M. 1776. An Exposition of English Insects, with curious observations and remarks. London 166 pp., 50 pls 4 pp. [66].
Type data:
Status unknown, (not determined), unknown, UK (from title).
Siphonophora spartii Koch, C.L. 1855. Die Pflanzenläuse Aphiden, getreu nach dem leben abgebildet und beschrieben. Nürnberg : J.L. Lotzbeck Vol. 7 197-236 pp. [172].
Type data:
Status unknown, aptera (illustrated in original description), unknown, probably Germany (all Koch material).

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

Eastop, V.F. & Hille Ris Lambers, D. 1976. Survey of the World's Aphids. The Hague : Junk 573 pp. [15] (list synonyms)

Distribution

States

Tasmania, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Cosmopolitan.

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IBRA

Tas, WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Ben Lomond (BEL), Carnarvon (CAR), Central Kimberley (CK), Coolgardie (COO), Central Ranges (CR), Dampierland (DL), Esperance Plains (ESP), Flinders (FLI), Gascoyne (GAS), Gibson Desert (GD), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), King (KIN), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Mallee (MAL), Murchison (MUR), Northern Kimberley (NK), Nullarbor (NUL), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pilbara (PIL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tanami (TAN), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- Tasmania
- Western Australia

Ecological Descriptors

Sap-feeder (associated flora: Cytisus monspessulanus Linnaeus [FABACEAE]; Cassia sp. [CAESALPINACEAE]).

Extra Ecological Information

These plants in Australia.

General References

Berlandier, F.A. 1997. Distribution of aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in potato growing areas of southwestern Australia. Australian Journal of Entomology 36: 365-375 [367]

Eastop, V.F. 1966. A taxonomic study of Australian Aphidoidea (Homoptera). Australian Journal of Zoology 14: 399-592 [425]

Eastop, V.F. 1971. Keys for the identification of Acyrthosiphon (Hemiptera: Aphididae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 26(1): 1-115 [65] (as A. (A.) pisum spartii)

Remaudière, G. & Remaudière, M. 1997. Catalogue des Aphididae du monde. Paris : INRA 473 + [3] pp. [68] (list 17 other species-group synonyms)

Common Name References

Naumann, I. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Australian Insect Names. Common and Scientific Names for Insects and Allied Organisms of Economic and Environmental Importance. Melbourne : CSIRO Publications v 200 pp. [Date published 31/12/1993] [146] (Pea Aphid)

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type
07-Nov-2019	APHIDIDAE	07-Nov-2019	MODIFIED
29-Mar-2018	APHIDIDAE	04-Oct-2019	MODIFIED
29-Mar-2018	Aphidinae	07-Nov-2019	MODIFIED
29-Jun-2012		07-Nov-2019	MODIFIED
		07-Nov-2019	MODIFIED

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