Pentalonia nigronervosa
| Banana aphid | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Family: | Aphididae |
| Genus: | Pentalonia |
| Species: | P. nigronervosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Pentalonia nigronervosa (Coquerel, 1859) | |
The Banana aphid (Pentalonia nigronervosa) is an aphid in the superfamily Aphidoidea in the order Hemiptera. It is a true bug and sucks sap mainly from Musa species.
Host plants
Known to hosts in Alpinia purpurata, Xanthosoma sp., cardamom, Heliconia sp., tomatoes, taro, Calla, Costus, and Zingiber sp.[1]
References
External links
- http://aphid.aphidnet.org/Pentalonia_nigronervosa.php
- http://nature.berkeley.edu/~rodrigoalmeida/Lab%20page/papers/Robson07.pdf
- http://canacoll.org/Hemip/Staff/Foottit/PDFs/Pentalonia2010.pdf
- http://www.agri.huji.ac.il/mepests/PentaloniaNigronervosa.html
- http://www.ppo.ir/Uploads/English/Articles/insect/Banana-aphid-Pentalonia-nigronervosa.pdf