Parapergandea
Börner, 1930
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1Parapergandea is a of phylloxerids ( Phylloxeridae) in the order Hemiptera, established by Börner in 1930. It is currently treated as a synonym of Phylloxera Boyer de Fonscolombe, 1834. The genus was erected to accommodate resembling Phylloxera but with distinct morphological features, though subsequent taxonomic revisions have subsumed these under Phylloxera. Records attributed to Parapergandea have been reported from Scandinavia (Denmark, Norway, Sweden) and the northeastern United States (Vermont).
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How to pronounce Parapergandea: /ˌpærəˌpɜːrˈɡændiə/
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Distribution
Scandinavia (Denmark, Norway, Sweden) and the northeastern United States (Vermont). These records derive from specimens or observations historically assigned to Parapergandea before its synonymization with Phylloxera.
Similar Taxa
- PhylloxeraParapergandea is currently synonymized with Phylloxera. The original distinction was based on morphological characters that have since been considered insufficient for generic separation.
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Taxonomic status
Parapergandea Börner, 1930 is universally treated as a junior synonym of Phylloxera Boyer de Fonscolombe, 1834 in modern taxonomic databases including Catalogue of Life and GBIF. The was originally described based on perceived differences in antennal segmentation and other minor morphological traits, but these characters have not been supported as diagnostic at the generic level in subsequent revisions of Phylloxeridae.
Nomenclatural history
The was named in honor of Charles H. Tyler Pergande (1840–1916), an American entomologist who made significant contributions to the study of phylloxerids, particularly the grape phylloxera (Daktulosphaira vitifoliae). The prefix 'Para-' indicates the close relationship to Pergande's work and the type genus Phylloxera.