Species Smynthurodes betae Westwood, 1849
Bean Root Aphid
- Smynthurodes betae Westwood, J.O. 1849. Wingless subterranean plant lice. Gardeners' Chronicle (London) 1849(27): 420.
Type data:
Status unknown, (not traced), UK, Hammersmith.
Distribution
States
Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Virtually worldwide.
IBRA
Tas, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Tasmania
- Victoria
- New Zealand
Ecological Descriptors
Sap-feeder (associated flora: Phaseolus sp. [FABACEAE]; Rumex sp. [POLYGONACEAE]; Portulaca sp. [PORTULACACEAE]; Pistacia spp. [ANACARDIACEAE]).
Extra Ecological Information
Phaseolus, Rumex, Portulaca in Australia; in Mediterranean area anholocyclic on Pistacia and roots of numerous dicotyledons.
General References
Eastop, V.F. 1966. A taxonomic study of Australian Aphidoidea (Homoptera). Australian Journal of Zoology 14: 399-592 [548]
Remaudière, G. & Remaudière, M. 1997. Catalogue des Aphididae du monde. Paris : INRA 473 + [3] pp. [242] (list eleven 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] [148] (Bean Root Aphid)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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24-Oct-2022 | APHIDIDAE | 24-Oct-2022 | MOVED | |
07-Nov-2019 | APHIDIDAE | 07-Nov-2019 | MODIFIED | |
29-Mar-2018 | APHIDIDAE | 24-Oct-2022 | MODIFIED | |
29-Jun-2012 | 24-Oct-2022 | MODIFIED | ||
24-Oct-2022 | MODIFIED |