Species Pentalonia nigronervosa Coquerel, 1859
Banana Aphid
- Pentalonia nigronervosa Coquerel, Ch. 1859. Note sur quelques insectes de Madagascar et de Bourbon. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 3 7: 239-260 [260].
Type data:
Syntype(s) alates (in original description), Réunion.
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
Widespread tropical and subtropical regions, introduced to hothouses in Europe and N America.
IBRA
NSW: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Channel Country (CHC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD)
Other Regions
Christmas Island terrestrial & freshwater
Ecological Descriptors
Sap-feeder (associated flora: Musa sp. [MUSACEAE] Bananas; Alpinia sp. [ZINGIBERACEAE]).
Extra Ecological Information
Bananas, Alpinia; other members of Musaceae, Araceae, Zingiberaceae.
General References
Eastop, V.F. 1966. A taxonomic study of Australian Aphidoidea (Homoptera). Australian Journal of Zoology 14: 399-592 [470]
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] (Banana Aphid)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |