Species Myzus (Nectarosiphon) ascalonicus Doncaster, 1946

Museums

Regional Maps

• Myzus ascalonicus Doncaster, J.P. 1946. The Shallot Aphis, Myzus ascalonicus sp.n. (Hemiptera, Aphididae). Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London B 15: 27-31.

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) BMNH apt. and al. vivip. females (in original description), Britain.

 

Distribution

States

Australian Capital Territory

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IBRA

ACT: Australian Alps (AA), South Eastern Highlands (SEH)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Australian Capital Territory
• New Zealand

Nearctic Region

Neotropical Region

Oriental Region

Palaearctic Region

Ecological Descriptors

Polyphagous, sap-feeder.

 

General References

Blackman, R.L. & Eastop, V.F. 2000. Aphids on the World's Crops. An Identification and Information Guide. Chichester : Wiley x, 466 pp. [305]

Eastop, V.F. 1966. A taxonomic study of Australian Aphidoidea (Homoptera). Australian Journal of Zoology 14: 399-592 [466] (as M. (Sciamyzus) ascalonicus)

 

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] [147] (Shallot Aphid)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
29-Jun-2012		29-Jun-2012	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)