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Aphis eugeniae

is a species of narrow host preference found in Australasia.

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 5 plant families.

Economic importance. It is particularly important on Euphorbia and Glochidion (Euphorbiaceae), it 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.

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

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.