Aphis eugeniae

Overview

A species of narrow host preference found in Australia.

Common names

None recognized.

Distribution

This aphid is recorded from the east and southeast Asia and Australia.

Host associations

It has a narrow host range and is known to feed on species of five plant families.

Economic importance

It is particularly important on Euphorbia and Glochidion (Euphorbiaceae) but is often on the same hosts as Aphis spiraecola in East and Southeast Asia and in Hawaii. It has not been implicated in the transmission of any plant virus.

Additional resources

See also. Taxonomy at Aphid Species File; Aphids on the World's Plants.

References

Blackman, R.L. and V.F. Eastop. 1994. Aphids on the World’s Trees. CAB International with The Natural History Museum, London. viii + 987 pages, 135 figures, 16 plates.

Blackman, R.L. and V.F. Eastop. 2006. Aphids on the World’s Herbaceous Plants and Shrubs. Volume 2 The Aphids. John Wiley & Sons with the Natural History Museum, London. viii + pages 1025–1439.

Holman, J. 2009. Host Plant Catalog of Aphids, Palaearctic Region. Springer Science and Business Media B.V. 1216 pp.

Scientific name

Aphis eugeniae van der Goot, 1917