Species Austrolecanium cappari (Froggatt, 1915)
- Lecanium cappari Froggatt, W.W. 1915. A descriptive catalogue of the scale insects ('Coccidae') of Australia. Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales 26: 411-423, 511-516, 603-615, 754-764, 1055-1064 [604].
Ecological Descriptors
Sap-feeder.
GENERAL
Description and illustration of adult female and of the first-instar nymph given by Gullan, P.J. & Hodgson, C.J. 1998. A new genus of Australian soft scale insect (Hemiptera: Coccidae) with species on Capparis (Capparaceae) and Doryphora (Monimiaceae) from New South Wales. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 119: 197–217.
STRUCTURE
Live female dark chocolate brown with lighter-coloured edges to body when mature, of lighter coloration with yellow body margin when immature (see Froggatt, W.W. 1915. A descriptive catalogue of the scale insects ('Coccidae') of Australia. Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales 26: 411–423, 511–516, 603–615, 754–764, 1055–1064).
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21-Nov-2012 | 01-May-2014 | MODIFIED | ||
| 29-Jun-2012 | 29-Jun-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |