Species Periphyllus testudinaceus (Fernie, 1852)
- Phllyophora testudinacea Fernie, T.P. 1852. On a new insect, a parasite of sycamore. Naturalist. London 2: 265.
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown (no further data traced), UK.
Distribution
States
Tasmania
IBRA
Tas: Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Tasmania
- New Zealand
Nearctic Region
Palaearctic Region
Ecological Descriptors
Sap-feeder (associated flora: Acer spp. [SAPINDACEAE]).
Extra Ecological Information
Host unknown in Australia; elsewhere Acer spp.
General References
Eastop, V.F. 1966. A taxonomic study of Australian Aphidoidea (Homoptera). Australian Journal of Zoology 14: 399-592 [524]
Remaudière, G. & Remaudière, M. 1997. Catalogue des Aphididae du monde. Paris : INRA 473 + [3] pp. [167] (list five species-group synonyms)