Dysaphis bonomii (Hille Ris Lambers, 1935)

parsnip mealy gall aphid

on Pastinaca

Dysaphis bonomii: aptera on Pastiinaca sativa

Pastinaca sativa, UK © Bob Dransfield & Bob Brightwell, InfluentialPoints

parasite

Apterae 1-3 mm, pale to dull greyish green with dark dorsal bands or patches, wax-dusted. At the basal parts of the stem and in the leaf sheaths; ant-attended.

host plants

Apiaceae, monophagous

Pastinaca sativa.

synonyms

Jezabura bonomii.

references

Blackman & Eastop (2017), Börner & Franz (1956a), Heie (1992a), Hellrigl (2004a), Osiadacz & Wojciechowski (2008a), Wojciechowski, Depa, Halgoš ao (2016a).