Species Chaetococcus bambusae (Maskell, 1893)

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• 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].

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)

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