Genus Chaetococcus Maskell, 1898

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Genus Chaetococcus Maskell, 1898

Chaetococcus Maskell, W.M. 1898. Further coccid notes: with descriptions of new species, and discussion of points of interest. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 30[1897]: 219-252 [249].
Type species:
Sphaerococcus bambusae Maskell, 1893 by original designation.
Antoninella Šulc, K. 1944. Antoninella n. gn. synon. Antonina sulci Green 1934. (Coccoidea, Homoptera). (In Czech). Ceskoslovensko Zool. Spolec. Vestnik (Acta Societatis Zoologicae Bohemoslovenicae) 1944: 148-170 [148] [Antoninella Šulc, 1944 is a subjective synonym of Chaetococcus, as well as a junior homonym of Antoninella Kiritchenko, 1938. In case of a future need to split the genus Chaetococcus, a replacement name should be introduced for Antoninella Šulc, 1944].
Type species:
Antonina sulcii Green, 1934 by monotypy.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

Hendricks, H. & Kosztarab, M. 1999. Revision of the Tribe Serrolecaniini (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae). Berlin & New York : de Gruyter xiv 213 pp. [27]

ID Keys

(Hendricks, H. & Kosztarab, M., 1999) [27] (female; world); (Hendricks, H. & Kosztarab, M., 1999) [22] (female; world, "Legless" Mealybugs); (Williams, D.J. & Miller, D.R., 1999) [524] (female; South America); (Tang, F.T., 1992) [19] (female; Palaearctic & Oriental Regions); (Tang, F.T., 1992) [28] (female; species Palaearctic & Oriental Regions); (Kosztarab, M. & Kozár, F., 1988) [80] (female; Central Europe); (Williams, D.J. & Watson, G.W., 1988) [17] (female; tropical South Pacific region); (Avasthi, R.K. & Shafee, S.A., 1987) [2] (female; India); (Williams, D.J., 1985) [69] (female; Australia); (Williams, D.J., 1985) [36] (female; Australia); (Wang, T.C., 1982) [22] (female; China); (Tereznikova, E.M., 1975) [159] (female; Ukraine & Palaearctic Region); (Ter-Grigorian, M.A., 1973) [37] (female; Armenia); (Beardsley, J.W., 1966) [404] (female; Federated States of Micronesia); (Borchsenius, N.S., 1949) [90] (female; Palaearctic Region); (Borchsenius, N.S., 1949) [315] (female; Palaearctic Region)

GENERAL

Good definition and characters given by Green, E.E. 1904. Descriptions of some new Victorian Coccidae. Victorian Naturalist 21: 65–69, 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, De Lotto, G. 1964. Observations on African mealy bugs (Hemiptera: Coccoidea). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Entomology 14: 343–397, De Lotto, G. 1969. The mealybugs of South Africa (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae), II. Entomology Memoirs, Department of Agricultural Technical Services, Republic of South Africa. Pretoria 20: 1–30, Beardsley, J.W. 1966. Insects of Micronesia. Homoptera: Coccoidea. Insects of Micronesia 6: 377–562, Tranfaglia, A. 1976. Studi sugli Homoptera Coccoidea. IV. Su alcune Cocciniglie nuove o poco conosciute per l'Italia (Coccidae, Eriococcidae, Pseudococcidae). Bollettino del Laboratorio di Entomologia Agraria 'Filippo Silvestri', Portici 33: 128–143, Kawai, S. 1980. Scale insects of Japan in colors. Tokyo : National Agricultural Education Association 455 pp., 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., 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., Tang, F.T. 1992. [The Pseudococcidae of China]. Taigu, Shanxi, China : Shanxi Agricultural University 768 pp., Kosztarab, M. 1996. Scale insects of Northeastern North America. Identification, biology, and distribution. Martinsburg, Virginia : Virginia Museum of Natural History 650 pp. and by Hendricks, H. & Kosztarab, M. 1999. Revision of the Tribe Serrolecaniini (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae). Berlin & New York : de Gruyter xiv 213 pp..