Species Asteliacoccus margaretae Williams, 1985

Museums

Regional Maps

• Asteliacoccus margaretae Williams, D.J. 1985. Australian Mealybugs. London : British Museum (Natural History) 431 pp. [51].

  Type data:

   Holotype ANIC ♀, Collin's Bonnet, Tasmania.
  Paratype(s) BMNH ♀ (same data as holotype).

  Type host:

   Astelia alpina [ASTELIACEAE]

Distribution

States

Tasmania

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Tas: Tasmanian South East (TSE)

Ecological Descriptors

Sap-feeder.

GENERAL

Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Williams, D.J. 1985. Australian Mealybugs. London : British Museum (Natural History) 431 pp..

BIOLOGY

Found in leaf axils of its host plant.

General References

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. [46] (catalogue)

Williams, D.J. 1985. Australian Mealybugs. London : British Museum (Natural History) 431 pp. [51-53] (taxonomy, description, illustration, host, distribution)

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