Species Phyllaphis fagi (Linnaeus, 1767)
Beech Aphid
- Aphis fagi Linnaeus, C. 1767. Systema Naturae, per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Vindobonae : Typis Joannis Thomae nob. de Trattnern Vol. II [735].
Type data:
Status unknown, (not extant), not determined.
Distribution
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
Nearctic Region
Palaearctic Region
Ecological Descriptors
Sap-feeder (associated flora: Fagus sylvatica Linnaeus [FAGACEAE]).
General References
Remaudière, G. & Remaudière, M. 1997. Catalogue des Aphididae du monde. Paris : INRA 473 + [3] pp. [252] (list two species-group synonyms)
Common Name References
Naumann, I.D. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Common Insect Names. Melbourne : CSIRO pp. 1-200 [147] (Beech Aphid)
