Species Aonidiella comperei McKenzie, 1937
- Aonidiella comperei McKenzie, H.L. 1937. Morphological differences distinguishing California red scale, yellow scale, and related species (Homoptera, Diaspididae). University of California Publications in Entomology 6: 323-335 [327].
Type data:
Holotype BMEUC ♀, INDIA: Bombay, Calaba.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Raventhorpe; Kiribati.
IBRA
WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Esperance Plains (ESP), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
Sap-feeder (associated flora: Musa sp. [MUSACEAE]).
Species Note
There are three specimens from Diospyros digyna from Derby Botanical Gardens, WA (a), two of which have no perivulvar pores while the other has two groups of two each. It is possible that inornata is a synonym of comperei.
General References
Beardsley, J.W. 1966. Insects of Micronesia. Homoptera: Coccoidea. Insects of Micronesia 6: 377-562 [509-510] (as Aonidiella comperei)
McKenzie, H.L. 1938. The genus Aonidiella (Homoptera, Coccoidea, Diaspididae). Microentomology 3: 1-36 [8] (as Aonidiella comperi; description; illustration)
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. [37-40] (as Aonidiella comperei)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2024 | COCCOIDEA | 05-Jun-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Vivian Sandoval (ABRS) |
| 05-Jun-2024 | DIASPIDIDAE | 29-May-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 29-Mar-2018 | COCCOIDEA | 05-Jun-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 29-Mar-2018 | DIASPIDIDAE | 05-Jun-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 29-Mar-2018 | 05-Jun-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 21-Nov-2012 | 05-Jun-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 29-Jun-2012 | 05-Jun-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Jun-2024 | MODIFIED |