Aspidophorodon (Eoessigia) indica David, Rajasingh & Narayanan 1972
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Aspidophorodon (Eoessigia) indica (David, Rajasingh & Narayanan, 1972)
Eoessigia indica David, Rajasingh & Narayanan, 1972: 35; Eastop & Hille Ris Lambers, 1976: 188; Chakrabarti & Medda, 1989: 133.
Raychaudhuriella myzaphoides Chakrabarti, 1978: 357.
Raychaudhuriella potentillae Chakrabarti & Maity, 1984: 202.
Aspidophorodon (Eoessigia) indica (David, Rajasingh & Narayanan): Remaudière & Remaudière, 1997: 74; Blackman &Eastop, 2006: 1098; Stekolshchikov & Novgorodova, 2010: 44.
Specimens examined. Two apterous viviparous females, INDIA: Himachal Pradesh (Manali), 12.v.1969, on Cotoneaster sp., coll. K. Narayanan (BMNH).
Distribution. India.
Host plants. Primary host plants: Cotoneaster obtusus and Cotoneaster sp.; secondary host plant: Potentilla sp.
Biology. This species is holocyclic and heteroecious, alternating between Cotoneaster and Potentilla (Chakrabarti & Medda, 1989). It feeds on upper sides of terminal leaves of Cotoneaster near the midrib (David et al. 1972), and infests the under surfaces of leaves of Potentilla without ant-attendance (Chakrabarti & Maity, 1984).
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Biodiversity
- Scientific name authorship
- David, Rajasingh & Narayanan
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Order
- Aphidomorpha
- Family
- Aphididae
- Genus
- Aspidophorodon
- Species
- indica
- Taxon rank
- species
- Taxonomic concept label
- Aspidophorodon (Eoessigia) indica David, 1972 sec. Chen, Zhang, Zhu, Jiang & Qiao, 2015
References
- David, S. K., Rajasingh, S. G. & Narayanan, K. (1972) New genus, new species and new morphs of aphids (Homoptera) from India. Oriental Insects, 6 (1), 35 - 43. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1080 / 00305316.1972.10434051
- Eastop, V. F. & Hille Ris Lambers, D. (1976) Survey of the World's Aphids. Dr. W. Junk b. v., Publishers, The Hague, 573 pp.
- Chakrabarti, S. & Medda, P. K. (1989) Taxonomic studies on some aphids (Homoptera: Aphididae) from India. Oriental Insects, 23, 133 - 141.
- Chakrabarti, S. (1978) A new genus and two new species of aphids (Homoptera: Aphididae) from north-west India. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 62 (4), 355 - 363. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1111 / j. 1096 - 3642.1978. tb 01046. x
- Chakrabarti, S. & Maity, S. P. (1984) A new genus and four new species of aphids (Homoptera: Aphididae) from Northwest Himalaya, India. Oriental Insects, 18 (1), 195 - 212. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1080 / 00305316.1984.10432203
- Remaudiere, G. & Remaudiere, M. (1997) Catalogue of the World's Aphididae. Homoptera Aphidoidea. Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Paris, 473 pp.
- Blackman, R. L. & Eastop, V. F. (2006) Aphids on the World's Herbaceous Plants and Shrubs. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Chichester, 1439 pp.
- Stekolshchikov, A. V. & Novgorodova, T. A. (2010) A new species of Aspidophorodon Verma (Hemiptera, Aphididae) from the Altai Republic. Zootaxa, 2566, 39 - 44.