Pentalonia (genus)
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Pentalonia nigronervosa winged adult (click on image to enlarge it)
Author: Scot Nelson
Source: Flickr
Author: Scot Nelson
Source: Flickr
Pentalonia Coquerel, 1859
This genus of aphids includes 3 species. These have very small hindwings and dark veins, typically lined with conspicuous dark shadows. Economically, the banana aphid, Pentalonia nigronervosa, is the most important species, a pest of bananas and a vector of the Banana bunchy top virus.
Type species: Pentalonia nigronervosa
Currently, the following species have been entered into the system:
