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Genus Dysmicoccus Ferris, 1905

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Distribution

States

Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IBRA

ACT, NSW, SA, Tas, Vic: South East Coastal Plain (SCP) ; ACT, NSW, SA, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Sydney Basin (SB), Victorian Midlands (VM) ; ACT, NSW, Vic: Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP) ; ACT, Qld, SA: South Eastern Queensland (SEQ) ; ACT, Qld, SA, Vic: South Eastern Highlands (SEH) ; NSW: Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS) ; NSW, Tas, Vic: Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR) ; NT: Darwin Coastal (DAC) ; SA: Murray Darling Depression (MDD) ; Tas: Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH) ; WA: Jarrah Forest (JF), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA)

Other Regions

Norfolk Island terrestrial & freshwater

ID Keys

(Kosztarab, M., 1996) [99-100] (female; northeastern North America); (Tang, F.T., 1992) [188, 277] (female; Palaearctic and Oriental Regions); (Tang, F.T., 1992) [192-193] (female; Palaearctic & Oriental Regions); (Williams, D.J. & Granara de Willink, M.C., 1992) [130-132] (female; Central and South America); (Williams, D.J. & Granara de Willink, M.C., 1992) [43] (female; Central and South America); (Danzig, E.M., 1988) [697] (female; Far East of Russia); (Danzig, E.M., 1988) [703-704] (female; species Far East of Russia); (Williams, D.J. & Watson, G.W., 1988) [20] (female; tropical South Pacific region); (Avasthi, R.K. & Shafee, S.A., 1987) [15] (female; species India); (Avasthi, R.K. & Shafee, S.A., 1987) [4] (female; India); (Cox, J.M., 1987) [43-44] (female; species New Zealand); (Cox, J.M., 1987) [14] (female; New Zealand); (Avasthi, R.K. & Shafee, S.A., 1986) [435] (female; species India); (Koteja, J. & Lagowska, B., 1986) [382] (female; species Palaearctic Region); (Williams, D.J., 1985) [107-109] (female; Australia); (Williams, D.J., 1985) [38] (female; Australia); (Wang, T.C., 1982) [21] (female; China); (Wang, Z.Q., 1982) [36-37] (female; species China); (Yang, P.L., 1982) [84-86] (female; species China); (Danzig, E.M. [Dantsig], 1980) [169] (female; Far East Russia); (Kawai, S., 1980) [102] (female; species Japan); (De Lotto, G., 1977) [29] (female; species South Africa); (Miller, D.R. & McKenzie, H.L., 1973) [503-506] (female; species North America); (McKenzie, H.L., 1967) [47] (female; North America); (McKenzie, H.L., 1967) [156-158] (female; North America); (Beardsley, J.W., 1966) [405] (female; Federated States of Micronesia); (Beardsley, J.W., 1965) [57] (female; species Dysmicoccus brevipes complex); (Beardsley, J.W., 1965) [57] (female; world); (McKenzie, H.L., 1964) [230-231] (female; North America); (McKenzie, H.L., 1962) [643-644] (female; species North America); (Williams, D.J., 1962) [21] (female; Britain); (Ezzat, Y.M., 1960) [40] (female; species Egypt); (Balachowsky, A.S., 1953) [1047] (female; Senegal); (Ferris, G.F., 1953) [285] (female; North America); (Ferris, G.F., 1953) [332] (female; North America); (Ferris, G.F., 1950) [22] (female; North America); (Ferris, G.F., 1950) [54-55] (female; North America)

 

GENERAL

Good definition and characters given by Ferris, G.F. 1950. Atlas of the Scale Insects of North America. (Ser. 5, vol. 5). The Pseudococcidae (Part I). Palo Alto, California : Stanford University Press 278 pp.; Ferris, G.F. 1953. Atlas of the Scale Insects of North America, v. 6, The Pseudococcidae (Part II). Palo Alto, California : Stanford University Press 506 pp., Balachowsky, A.S. 1953. Sur un Dysmicoccus nouveau (Hom. Coccoidea–Pseudococcini) nuisible au Casuarina en A.O.F. [Contribution à l'étude des Coccoidea de la France d'Outre-mer, 9e note.]. Bulletin del l'Institut Française d'Afrique Noir 15: 1046–1050, McKenzie, H.L. 1967. Mealybugs of California with taxonomy, biology, and control of North American species (Homoptera: Cooccoidea: Pseudococcidae). Berkeley : Univ. Calif. Press 526 pp., Danzig, E.M. [Dantsig] 1980. Coccoids of the Far East USSR (Homoptera, Coccinea) with an analysis of the phylogeny of coccids of the world fauna. Opredeliteli po Faune SSSR 124: 1–343, Williams, D.J. 1960. The Pseudococcidae (Coccoidea: Homoptera) of the Solomon Islands. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Entomology 8: 387–430; Williams, D.J. 1970. The mealybugs (Homoptera, Coccoidea, Pseudococcidae) of sugar-cane, rice and sorghum. Bulletin of Entomological Research 60: 109–188; Williams, D.J. 1985. Australian Mealybugs. London : British Museum (Natural History) 431 pp., Miller, D.R. & McKenzie, H.L. 1973. Seventh taxonomic study of North American mealybugs (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae). Hilgardia 41: 489–542, Paik, W.H. (ed.) 1978. Illustrated flora and fauna of Korea. Insecta (VI). [Korea] : Min. Education (Samhwa Publ. Co. Ltd) Vol. 22 481 pp., Kawai, S. 1980. Scale insects of Japan in colors. Tokyo : National Agricultural Education Association 455 pp., Cox, J.M. 1987. Pseudococcidae (Insecta: Hemiptera). In, Duval, C.T. (ed). Fauna of New Zealand. Wellington, New Zealand : DSIR Science Information Publishing Centre Vol. 11 229 pp., Kosztarab, M. & Kozár, F. 1988. Scale Insects of Central Europe. Budapest : Akadémiai Kiado 456 pp., Williams, D.J. & Watson, G.W. 1988. The Scale Insects of the Tropical South Pacific Region. Part 1. The armoured scales (Diaspididae). London : CAB International Institute of Entomology 290 pp., Williams, D.J. & Granara de Willink, M.C. 1992. Mealybugs of Central and South America. London, England : CAB International Institute of Entomology 635 pp. and by Kosztarab, M. 1996. Scale insects of Northeastern North America. Identification, biology, and distribution. Martinsburg, Virginia : Virginia Museum of Natural History 650 pp..

SYSTEMATICS

Danzig, E.M. [Dantsig] 1980. Coccoids of the Far East USSR (Homoptera, Coccinea) with an analysis of the phylogeny of coccids of the world fauna. Opredeliteli po Faune SSSR 124: 1–343 regarded Ferrisicoccus a subjective synonym of Dysmicoccus, because she interpreted that the former differed from the latter only in having more than two spines on the anal lobe cerarius. However, the species of Dysmicoccus do not possess an anal-lobe bar, which is present in species of Ferisicoccus, and the cararri in Dysmicoccus species are with auxiliary setae. Danzig, E.M. [Dantsig] 1980. Coccoids of the Far East USSR (Homoptera, Coccinea) with an analysis of the phylogeny of coccids of the world fauna. Opredeliteli po Faune SSSR 124: 1–343 regarded Kaicoccus a subjective synonym of Dysmicoccus.

 

General References

Afifi, S. 1968. Morphology and taxonomy of the adult males of the families Pseudococcidae and Eriococcidae (Homoptera: Coccoidea). British Museum (Natural History), 2nd Report on Economic Zoology 13: 3-210 [139] (taxonomy)

Balachowsky, A.S. 1953. Sur un Dysmicoccus nouveau (Hom. Coccoidea–Pseudococcini) nuisible au Casuarina en A.O.F. [Contribution à l'étude des Coccoidea de la France d'Outre-mer, 9e note.]. Bulletin de l'Institut Français d'Afrique Noire 15: 1046-1050 [1046-1047] (taxonomy, description)

Beardsley, J.W. 1966. Insects of Micronesia. Homoptera: Coccoidea. Insects of Micronesia 6: 377-562 [407] (taxonomy)

Ben-Dov, Y. 1994. A Systematic Catalogue of the Mealybugs of the World (Insecta: Homoptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae and Putoidae) with Data on Geographical Distribution, Host Plants, Biology and Economic Importance. Andover, UK : Intercept Limited 686 pp. [119, 168, 205] (catalogue)

Ben-Dov, Y. 1999. A note on Ferrisicoccus Ezzat & McConnell (Hem., Coccoidea, Pseudococcidae). Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France 104(4): 380 [380] (taxonomy)

Cox, J.M. 1987. Pseudococcidae (Insecta: Hemiptera). In, Duval, C.T. (ed.). Fauna of New Zealand. Wellington, New Zealand : DSIR Science Information Publishing Centre Vol. 11 229 pp. [43-44, 49] (taxonomy, description)

Danzig, E.M. [Dantsig] 1980. Coccoids of the Far East USSR (Homoptera, Coccinea) with an analysis of the phylogeny of coccids of the world fauna. Opredeliteli po Faune SSSR 124: 1-343 [110, 169] (taxonomy, description)

De Lotto, G. 1969. The mealybugs of South Africa (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae), II. Entomology Memoirs, Department of Agricultural Technical Services, Republic of South Africa. Pretoria 20: 1-30 [5] (taxonomy)

Ezzat, Y.M. & McConnell, H.S. 1956. The mealybug tribe Planococcini (Pseudococcidae: Homoptera). Bulletin of the Maryland Agriculture Experiment Station A84: 1-108 [31] (taxonomy, description)

Ferris, G.F. 1950. Atlas of the Scale Insects of North America. Series 5, v. 5. The Pseudococcidae. (Part 1). Palo Alto, California : Stanford University Press Vol. 5(2) 278 pp. [53-54] (taxonomy, description)

Ferris, G.F. 1953. Atlas of the Scale Insects of North America. v. 6. The Pseudococcidae. (Part 2). Palo Alto, California : Stanford University Press Vol. 6(2) 506 pp. [332] (taxonomy, description)

Granara de Willink, M.C., Scatoni, I.B., Terra, A.L. & Frioni, M.I. 1997. [Mealybugs (Homoptera, Pseudococcidae) that affect crops and wild plants in Uruguay, updated list of the host plants.] Cochinillas harinosas (Homoptera, Pseudococcidae) que afectan plantas cultivadas y silvestres en Uruguay. Agrociencia 1(1): 96-100 [97] (taxonomy, economic importance)

Kawai, S. 1980. Scale insects of Japan in colors. Tokyo : National Agricultural Education Association 455 pp. [103, 113] (taxonomy, description)

Kosztarab, M. 1996. Scale insects of Northeastern North America. Identification, biology, and distribution. Martinsburg, Virginia : Virginia Museum of Natural History 650 pp. [77, 79, 98-100, 126] (taxonomy, description)

Kosztarab, M. & Kozár, F. 1988. Scale Insects of Central Europe. Budapest : Akadémiai Kiado 456 pp. [92-94] (taxonomy, description)

Koteja, J. & Lagowska, B. 1986. Dysmicoccus balticus sp. n. (Homoptera, Coccinea, Pseudococcidae). Polskie Pismo Entomologiczne 56: 381-388 [381] (taxonomy)

Koteja, J. & Zak-Ogaza, B. 1979. Five species of Pseudococcidae and Eriococcidae (Homoptera) new to the Polish fauna. Polskie Pismo Entomologiczne 49: 671-675 [671-672] (taxonomy)

McKenzie, H.L. 1960. Taxonomic study of California mealybugs with descriptions of new species (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae). Hilgardia 29: 681-770 [706-707] (taxonomy, description)

McKenzie, H.L. 1962. Third taxonomic study of California mealybugs, including additional species from North and South America (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae). Hilgardia 32: 637-688 [643] (taxonomy)

McKenzie, H.L. 1964. Fourth taxonomic study of California mealybugs, with additional species from North America, South America and Japan (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae). Hilgardia 35: 211-272 [230] (taxonomy)

McKenzie, H.L. 1967. Mealybugs of California with taxonomy, biology, and control of North American species (Homoptera: Cooccoidea: Pseudococcidae). Berkeley : Univ. Calif. Press 526 pp. [156-158] (taxonomy, description)

Miller, D.R. & McKenzie, H.L. 1973. Seventh taxonomic study of North American mealybugs (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae). Hilgardia 41: 489-542 [503] (taxonomy, description)

Morrison, H. & Morrison, E.R. 1966. An annotated list of generic names of the scale insects (Homoptera: Coccoidea). Miscellaneous Publication United States Department of Agriculture 1015: 1-206 [65, 78, 98] (taxonomy, catalogue)

Paik, W.H. (ed.) 1978. Illustrated flora and fauna of Korea. Insecta (VI). [Korea] : Min. Education (Samhwa Publ. Co. Ltd) Vol. 22 481 pp. (taxonomy, description)

Takahashi, R. 1958. Key to the genera of Pseudococcidae in Japan, with descriptions of three new genera and two new species. Bulletin of the Osaka (Perfecture) University 7: 1-8 [5] (taxonomy, description)

Tang, F.T. 1992. [The Pseudococcidae of China]. Taigu, Shanxi, China : Shanxi Agricultural University 768 pp. [191, 295] (taxonomy, description)

Tao, C.C.C. 1999. List of Coccoidea (Homoptera) of China. Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute, Special Publication No. 78: 1-176 [13, 14] (taxonomy)

Williams, D.J. 1960. The Pseudococcidae (Coccoidea: Homoptera) of the Solomon Islands. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 8: 387-430 [397] (taxonomy, description)

Williams, D.J. 1962. The British Pseudococcidae (Homoptera: Coccoidea). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 12: 1-79 [7, 21] (taxonomy, key)

Williams, D.J. 1970. The mealybugs (Homoptera, Coccoidea, Pseudococcidae) of sugar-cane, rice and sorghum. Bulletin of Entomological Research 60: 109-188 [130-131] (taxonomy, description)

Williams, D.J. 1985. Australian Mealybugs. London : British Museum (Natural History) 431 pp. [38, 39, 107-109] (taxonomy, description)

Williams, D.J. & Granara de Willink, M.C. 1992. Mealybugs of Central and South America. London, England : CAB International Institute of Entomology 635 pp. [43, 129-132] (taxonomy, description)

Williams, D.J. & Watson, G.W. 1988. The Scale Insects of the Tropical South Pacific Region. Pt. 2: The mealybugs (Pseudococcidae). London : CAB International Institute of Entomology 260 pp. [46] (taxonomy, description)

 

History of changes

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05-Jun-2024 COCCOIDEA 04-Jan-2024 MODIFIED Dr Vivian Sandoval (ABRS)
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