Species Brevennia rehi (Lindinger, 1943)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Ripersia rehi Lindinger, L. 1943. Die Schildlausnamen in Fulmeks Wirtindex 1943. Arbeiten über Morphologische und Taxonomische Entomologie aus Berlin-Dahlem 10: 145-152 [152] [replacement name for Ripersia oryzae Green, 1931].
• Ripersia sacchari niger Fletcher, T.B. 1916. Report of the Imperial Entomologist. Report of the Agricultural Research Institute and College. Pusa. 58-77 pp. [62] [nom. nud., see Williams, D.J. 1985. Australian Mealybugs. London : British Museum (Natural History) 431 pp. (65)].

  Secondary source:

   Williams, D.J. 1985. Australian Mealybugs. London : British Museum (Natural History) 431 pp.
• Ripersia sacchari oryzae Fletcher, T.B. 1917. Report of the Proceedings of the Second Entomological Meeting. Calcutta, India : Superintendent Government Printing 340 pp. [177] [junior homonym of Ripersia oryzae Kuwana, 1907, see Lindinger, L. 1943. Verzeichnis der Schildlaus-Gattungen, 1. Nachtrag. (Homoptera: Coccoidea). Zeitschrift der Wiener Entomologischen Gesellschaft 28: 205–208, 217–224, 264–265 (265)].

  Secondary source:

   Lindinger, L. 1943. Verzeichnis der Schildlaus-Gattungen, 1. Nachtrag. (Homoptera: Coccoidea). Zeitschrift der Wiener Entomologischen Gesellschaft 28: 205-208, 217-224, 264-265.
• Ripersia oryzae Green, E.E. 1931. Two new mealybugs from India. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 10 7: 557-560 [557] [junior homonym of Ripersia oryzae (Kuwana, 1907), see 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. (65)].

  Secondary source:

   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.
• Heterococcus tuttlei 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 [447].

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Miller, D.R. 1973. Brevennia rehi (Lindinger) a potential pest in the U.S. (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 73: 372 [372] (synonymy of Heterococcus tuttlei Miller & McKenzie, 1970)

Ecological Descriptors

Sap-feeder.

ID Keys

(Williams, D.J., 1970) [114] (female; world)

GENERAL

Good description and illustration of the adult female given by 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, Williams, D.J. 1970. The mealybugs (Homoptera, Coccoidea, Pseudococcidae) of sugar-cane, rice and sorghum. Bulletin of Entomological Research 60: 109–188, 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., Liu, T.S. & Tao, C.C. 1988. An unrecorded rice mealybug of Taiwan. Bull Taichung Dist Agric Improve Stn 20: 61–66, 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. and by Williams, D.J. & Granara de Willink, M.C. 1992. Mealybugs of Central and South America. London, England : CAB International Institute of Entomology 635 pp.. Good description and illustration of the adult male and first-instar nymph given by Miller (1975).

BIOLOGY

Occurring beneath the leaf sheaths at the bases of the host plant.

General References

Grimshaw, J.F. & Donaldson, J.F. 2007. New records of mango shield scale Milviscutulus mangiferae (Hemoptera: Coccidae) and Brevennia rehi (Lindinger) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in north Queensland. Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 46(2): 96-98

Maxwell-Lefroy, H.M. 1908. Notes on Indian scale insects (Coccidae). Memoirs of the Department of Agriculture, India 2: 111-137 [128] (Ripersia sacchari: misidentification)

Common Name References

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 (Tuttle Mealybug)

Naumann, I.D., Ingram, R.J. & Floyd, R. 2002. Australian Insect Common Names, based on CSIRO Handbook of Australian Insect Names. 6th edn 1993. http://www.ento.csiro.au/aicn/. (Rice Mealybug)

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