Species Albastaspis nivea (Maskell, 1895)
- Mytilaspis nivea Maskell, W.M. 1895. Further coccid notes: with description of new species from New Zealand, Australia, Sandwich Islands, and elsewhere, and remarks upon many species already reported. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 27: 36-75 [46] [illustration].
Type data:
Status unknown, NZAC, Bankstown, NSW.Type host:
Melaleuca nodosa (Sol. ex Gaertn.) Sm. [MYRTACEAE]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
NEW SOUTH WALES: Bankstown; QUEENSLAND: Brisbane, Carbrook, Nudgee, Tingalpa; VICTORIA: Grampians.
IBRA
NSW, Qld, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Flinders (FLI), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW North Coast (NNC), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: SE coastal
- Queensland: NE coastal
- Victoria: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Sap-feeder (associated flora: Melaleuca linariifolia Sm. [MYRTACEAE] Flax-leaved Paperbark; Calytrix tetragona Labill. [MYRTACEAE] Fringe Myrtle; Melaleuca nodosa (Sol. ex Gaertn.) Sm. [MYRTACEAE] Prickly-leaved Paperbark; Leptospermum sp. [MYRTACEAE] Tea-tree; Melaleuca sp. [MYRTACEAE] Tea-tree).
Species Note
Type on M. linifolia not M. nodosa as stated in original description.
General References
Froggatt, W.W. 1914. A descriptive catalogue of the scale insects (Coccidae) of Australia. Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales 25: 677-684 [681-682] (as Mytilaspis nivea; description)
Leonardi, G. 1898. Monografia del genre Mytilaspis. Rivista di Patologia Vegetale 6: 45-78 [46] (as Mytilaspis nivea)
Maskell, W.M. 1895. Synoptical list of Coccidae reported from Australasia and the Pacific Islands up to December 1894. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 27: 1-35 [7] (as Mytilaspis nivea)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14-Dec-2022 | DIASPIDIDAE | 29-May-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 29-Mar-2018 | COCCOIDEA | 29-May-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 29-Mar-2018 | DIASPIDIDAE | 29-May-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 29-Mar-2018 | 29-May-2023 | MODIFIED | ||
| 21-Nov-2012 | 29-May-2023 | MODIFIED | ||
| 29-Jun-2012 | 29-May-2023 | MODIFIED | ||
| 29-May-2023 | MODIFIED |