• 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]

Distribution

States

Queensland

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..

General References

Beardsley, J.W. 1966. Insects of Micronesia. Homoptera: Coccoidea. Insects of Micronesia 6: 377-562 [406] (taxonomy)

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. [75] (catalogue)

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 [314-315] (taxonomy, description)

De Lotto, G. 1964. Observations on African mealy bugs (Hemiptera: Coccoidea). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 14: 343-397 [345] (taxonomy)

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 [1] (taxonomy)

Fernald, M.E. 1903. A catalogue of the Coccidae of the world. Bulletin of the Hatch Experiment Station of the Massachusetts Agricultural College 88: 1-360 [120] (catalogue)

Goux, L. 1937. Notes sur les coccides [Hem.] de la France (18e note). Six espèces nouvelles pour la France et remarques sur le genre Lecanopsis, Exaeretopus et Luzulaspis. Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France 42: 93-96 [94] (taxonomy, misspelling of genus name as Choetococcus)

Green, E.E. 1904. Notes on Australian Coccidae, ex. coll. W.W. Froggatt, with descriptions of new species. No. I. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 29: 462-465 [465] (taxonomy)

Hendricks, H. & Kosztarab, M. 1999. Revision of the Tribe Serrolecaniini (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae). Berlin & New York : de Gruyter xiv 213 pp. [27-30] (taxonomy, description)

Kawai, S. 1980. Scale insects of Japan in colors. Tokyo : National Agricultural Education Association 455 pp. [122-123] (taxonomy, description)

Kosztarab, M. 1996. Scale insects of Northeastern North America. Identification, biology, and distribution. Martinsburg, Virginia : Virginia Museum of Natural History 650 pp. [76, 79] (taxonomy, description)

Kosztarab, M. & Kozár, F. 1988. Scale Insects of Central Europe. Budapest : Akadémiai Kiado 456 pp. [79-80] (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 [33, 37] (taxonomy, catalogue)

Tang, F.T. 1992. [The Pseudococcidae of China]. Taigu, Shanxi, China : Shanxi Agricultural University 768 pp. [27-28] (taxonomy, description)

Tao, C.C.C. 1999. List of Coccoidea (Homoptera) of China. Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute, Special Publication No. 78: 1-176 [11] (taxonomy)

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 [132] (taxonomy)

Williams, D.J. 1985. Australian Mealybugs. London : British Museum (Natural History) 431 pp. [35, 67-69] (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. [96-98] (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. [29] (taxonomy, description)

Wu, S. 2001. The tribe Antoninini of China (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae). Beijing Linye Daxue Xuebao 23(2): 43-48 [45] (taxonomy, description)

History of changes

• Sphaerococcus bambusae Maskell, W.M. 1893. Further coccid notes: with descriptions of new species from Australia, India, Sandwich Islands, Demerara, and South Pacific. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 25: 201-252 [237].

  Type data:

   Lectotype NZAC 1 adult ♀, HAWAII [= SANDWICH ISLAND].

  Subsequent designation references:

  Williams, D.J. 1985. Australian Mealybugs. London : British Museum (Natural History) 431 pp. [71].

Distribution

States

Queensland

Ecological Descriptors

Sap-feeder.

ID Keys

(Wu, S., 2001) [48] (female; China); (Hendricks, H. & Kosztarab, M., 1999) [30] (female; world); (Tang, F.T., 1992) [28] (female; Palaearctic & Oriental Regions); (Williams, D.J., 1985) [69] (female; Australia); (Yang, S.P. & Kosztarab, M., 1967) [11, 49, 66] (larva; world); (Borchsenius, N.S., 1949) [315] (female; Palaearctic Region)

BIOLOGY

Nur, U., Brown, S.W. & Beardsley, J.W. 1987. Evolution of chromosome number in mealybugs (Pseudococcidae: Homoptera). Genetica 74: 53–60 reported chromosome number 2n=10.

STRUCTURE

Colour photograph given by Kawai, S. 1980. Scale insects of Japan in colors. Tokyo : National Agricultural Education Association 455 pp..

GENERAL

Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Green, E.E. 1922. The Coccidae of Ceylon. Part V. London : Dulau & Co., Williams, D.J. 1958. Mealybugs (Pseudococcidae: Homoptera) described by W.M. Maskell, R. Newstead, T.D.A. Cockerell and E.E. Green from the Ethiopian region. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Entomology 6: 205–236, Yang, S.P. & Kosztarab, M. 1967. A morphological and taxonomical study on the immature stages of Antonina and of the related genera (Homoptera: Coccoidea). Research Division Bulletin Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg 3: 73 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., Porcelli, F. 1992. [New coccids in Italy.] Cocciniglie nuove per l'Italia. Frustula Entomologica 13(26): 31–38, Williams, D.J. & Granara de Willink, M.C. 1992. Mealybugs of Central and South America. London, England : CAB International Institute of Entomology 635 pp. and by Hendricks, H. & Kosztarab, M. 1999. Revision of the Tribe Serrolecaniini (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae). Berlin & New York : de Gruyter xiv 213 pp.. Good description of the adult female given by Morrison, H. & Morrison, E.R. 1922. A redescription of the type species of the genera of Coccidae based on species originally described by Maskell. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 60: 1–120, Zimmerman, E.C. 1948. Homoptera: Sternorrhyncha. pp. 268 in Zimmerman, E.C. (ed). Insects of Hawaii. Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press Vol. 5 464 pp., Williams, D.J. 1985. Australian Mealybugs. London : British Museum (Natural History) 431 pp., Tang, F.T. 1992. [The Pseudococcidae of China]. Taigu, Shanxi, China : Shanxi Agricultural University 768 pp. and by Porcelli, F. 1992. [New coccids in Italy.] Cocciniglie nuove per l'Italia. Frustula Entomologica 13(26): 31–38.

Common Name References

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/. (Bamboo Mealybug, Giant Bamboo Mealybug)

Zimmerman, E.C. 1948. Homoptera: Sternorrhyncha. 268 in Zimmerman, E.C. (ed.). Insects of Hawaii. Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press Vol. 5 464 pp. (Giant Bamboo Scale)

History of changes