Genus Brevennia Goux, 1940
- Brevennia Goux, L. 1940. Remarques sur le genre Ripersia Sign. et description d'une Ripersia et d'un Eriococcus nouveaux (Hem. Coccidae). (Notes sur les coccides de la France 28e note). Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de l'Afrique du Nord 31: 55-65 [58] [introduced as a subgenus of Ripersia; raised to genus level by Borchsenius, N.S. 1948. Toward a revision of the genus Phenacoccus Ckll. (Insecta, Homoptera, Coccoidea). Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR. Moscow 61: 953–956 (953)].
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
ID Keys
(Tang, F.T., 1992) [571] (female; Palaearctic & Oriental Regions); (Tang, F.T., 1992) [572-573] (female; species Palaearctic & Oriental Regions); (Foldi, I. & Cox, J.M., 1989) [1121] (female; Heterococcus and associated genera); (Kosztarab, M. & Kozár, F., 1988) [78] (female; species Central Europe); (Williams, D.J. & Watson, G.W., 1988) [19] (female; tropical South Pacific region); (Avasthi, R.K. & Shafee, S.A., 1987) [2] (female; India); (Borchsenius, N.S., 1949) [89] (female; Palaearctic Region)
GENERAL
Good definition and characters given by Borchsenius, N.S. 1949. Insects Homoptera. suborders mealybugs and scales (Coccoidea). Family mealybugs (Pseudococcidae). Vol. VII. Fauna SSSR. Zoologicheskii Institut Akademii Nauk SSSR 38: 1–382, Miller, D.R. & McKenzie, H.L. 1970. Review of the mealybug genus Heterococcus (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae) with a description of a new species. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 63: 438–453, Miller, D.R. 1975. A revision of the genus Heterococcus Ferris with a diagnosis of Brevennia Goux (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae). United States Department of Agriculture Technical Bulletin 1497: 1–61, Williams, D.J. 1985. Australian Mealybugs. London : British Museum (Natural History) 431 pp., Kosztarab, M. & Kozár, F. 1988. Scale Insects of Central Europe. Budapest : Akadémiai Kiado 456 pp. and by 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..
General References
Ben-Dov, Y. & Matile-Ferrero, D. 1989. Taxonomy and nomenclature of five hitherto inadequately-known genera of mealybugs (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae). Systematic Entomology 14: 165-178 [171] (taxonomy)
Borchsenius, N.S. 1948. Toward a revision of the genus Phenacoccus Ckll. (Insecta, Homoptera, Coccoidea). Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR 61: 953-956 [953] (taxonomy, change of status of Brevennia, description)
Borchsenius, N.S. 1949. Insects Homoptera. suborders mealybugs and scales (Coccoidea). Family mealybugs (Pseudococcidae). Vol. VII. Fauna SSSR. Zoologicheskii Institut Akademii Nauk SSSR 38: 1-382 [270] (taxonomy, description)
Foldi, I. & Cox, J.M. 1989. A new genus and species of mealybug from the Venezuelan Andes, with a guide to the identification of genera in the grass-feeding Heterococcus-group (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae). Journal of Natural History 23: 1119-1131 [1129] (taxonomy, description)
Goux, L. 1940. Remarques sur le genre Ripersia Sign. et description d'une Ripersia et d'un Eriococcus nouveaux (Hem. Coccidae). (Notes sur les coccides de la France 28e note). Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de l'Afrique du Nord 31: 55-65 [58] (taxonomy)
Kosztarab, M. & Kozár, F. 1988. Scale Insects of Central Europe. Budapest : Akadémiai Kiado 456 pp. [78] (taxonomy, description)
Miller, D.R. 1975. A revision of the genus Heterococcus Ferris with a diagnosis of Brevennia Goux (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae). United States Department of Agriculture. Technical Bulletin 1497: 1-61 [47-49] (taxonomy, description)
Miller, D.R. & McKenzie, H.L. 1970. Review of the mealybug genus Heterococcus (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae) with a description of a new species. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 63: 438-453 [438-439] (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 [25] (taxonomy, catalogue)
Tang, F.T. 1992. [The Pseudococcidae of China]. Taigu, Shanxi, China : Shanxi Agricultural University 768 pp. [572] (taxonomy, description)
Tao, C.C.C. 1999. List of Coccoidea (Homoptera) of China. Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute, Special Publication No. 78: 1-176 [10] (taxonomy)
Tranfaglia, A. & Marotta, S. 1985. [Study on the Homoptera Coccoidea. IX. On the validity of Asphodelococcus Morrison, 1945, (Pseudococcidae) with description of a new species.] Studi sugli Hom. Cocc. IX. Sula validita di Asphodelococcus, con descrizione di una nuova specie. Bollettino del Laboratorio di Entomologia Agraria 'Filippo Silvestri', Portici 42: 161-165 [161-162] (taxonomy)
Williams, D.J. 1985. Australian Mealybugs. London : British Museum (Natural History) 431 pp. [37, 65] (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. [42, 67] (taxonomy)
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. [24] (taxonomy, description)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2024 | COCCOIDEA | 02-Jan-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Vivian Sandoval (ABRS) |
| 21-Nov-2012 | 21-Nov-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 29-Jun-2012 | 29-Jun-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |