A checklist and host catalogue of the aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae) held in the Australian National Insect Collection
Author
Brumley, Cameron
text
Zootaxa
2020
2020-01-24
4728
4
575
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.4728.4.12
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1175-5326
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Genus
Meringosiphon
Carver
Meringosiphon paradisicum
Carver
WA
:
Gastrolobium dilatatum
(Fabaceae)
*
Remarks
: The series of slides of
Meringosiphon paradisicum
on host plant
Gastrolobium dilatatum
are the only known host records for this native aphid species. The original
type
specimens are recorded as “host unknown”, and no collection records are available in other Australian institutions.