Species Chrysomphalus dictyospermi (Morgan, 1889)
- Aspidiotus dictyospermi Morgan, A.C.F. 1889. Observations of Coccidae (No. 5). Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 25: 349-353 [352-323] [illustration].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, Demearara.Type host:
Dictyospermum album (Bory) H. Wendl. & Drude ex Scheff. [MELASTOMATACEAE]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
QUEENSLAND: Alberton; Ayr; Badu Is.; Bamaga; Botanic Gardens [Brisbane]; Brisbane; Bundaberg; Cairns; Cardwell; Cleveland; Cooloola Nat. Pk; Crediton S.F. Eungella; Darnley Is.; Ebbw Vale; Finch Hatton; Gadgarra; Giru; Inala; Indooroopilly; Ingham; Kenmore; Kowanyama; Mabuiag Is.; Maleny; Mareeba; Mermaid Beach; Moa Is.; Moggill; Mt Elliott; Nambour; Northgate; Ormiston; Palmerston Hwy; Palmwoods; Petrie; Pialba; Pullenvale; Sunnybank; Surfers Paradise; Thornlands; Weipa; Wide Bay; Wynnum; Vanrook Stn; Yandina; Yarwum; South Pacific; West Indies.
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Sap-feeder (associated flora: Lophostemon confertus (R.Br.) Peter G.Wilson & J.T.Waterh. [MYRTACEAE] Brush Box; Melaleuca linariifolia Sm. [MYRTACEAE] Flax-leaved Paperbark; Alpinia caerulea (R.Br.) Benth. [ZINGIBERACEAE] Native Ginger; Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck [RUTACEAE] Orange; Agonis flexuosa (Willd.) Sweet [MYRTACEAE] Peppermint; Archontophoenix cunninghamiana (H.Wendl.) H.Wendl. & Drude [ARECACEAE] Piccabeen Palm; Lophostemon suaveolens (Sol. ex Gaertn.) Peter G.Wilson & J.T.Waterh. [MYRTACEAE] Swamp Mahogany; Acacia suaveolens (Sm.) Willd. [FABACEAE] Sweet Wattle; Schefflera actinophylla (Endl.) Harms [ARALIACEAE] Umbrella Tree; Randia fitzalanii (F.Muell.) F.Muell. ex Benth. [RUBIACEAE] Yellow Mangosteen; Callistemon sp. [MYRTACEAE]; Calophyllum inophyllum L. [CLUSIACEAE]; Camellia japonica L. [THEACEAE]; Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze [THEACEAE]; Chrysalidocarpus lutescens H. Wendl. [ARECACEAE]; Aloe ciliaris Haw. [ALOACEAE]; Amyema congener (Sieber ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Tiegh. [LORANTHACEAE]; Cocos nucifera L. [ARECACEAE]; Cymbidium sp. [ORCHIDACEAE]; Kentia sp. [ARECACEAE]; Hedera sp. [ARALIACEAE]; Endiandra palmerstonii (F.M.Bailey) C.T.White & W.D.Francis [LAURACEAE]; Elaeodendron sp. [CELASTRACEAE]; Dendrobium bigibbum Lindl. & Paxton [ORCHIDACEAE]; Dendrobium aemulum R.Br. [ORCHIDACEAE]; Decaisnina brittenii (Blakely) Barlow [LORANTHACEAE]; Daviesia ulicifolia Andrews [FABACEAE]; Daphne sp. [THYMELAEACEAE]; Strelitzia reginae Aiton. [STRELITZIACEAE]; Pyrus communis L. [ROSACEAE]; Prostanthera phylicifolia F.Muell. [LAMIACEAE]; Phormium tenax J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. [PHORMIACEAE]; Phoenix sp. [ARECACEAE]; Persea americana Miller [LAURACEAE]; Nerium oleander L. [APOCYNACEAE]; Microcitrus sp. [RUTACEAE]; Mangifera indica L. [ANACARDIACEAE]; Laccospadix australasicus H.Wendl. & Drude [ARECACEAE]; Cycas sp. [CYCADACEAE]; Citrus sp. [RUTACEAE]).
Extra Ecological Information
Cycadaceae, Arecaceae.
General References
Beardsley, J.W. 1966. Insects of Micronesia. Homoptera: Coccoidea. Insects of Micronesia 6: 377-562 [516] (as Chrysomphalus dictyospermi)
Brimblecombe, A.R. 1962. Studies of the Coccoidea. 12. Species occurring on deciduous fruit and nut trees in Queensland. Queensland Journal of Agricultural Science 19: 219-229 [220] (as Chrysomphalus dictyospermi)
Brimblecombe, A.R. 1962. Studies of the Coccoidea. 13. The genera Aonidiella, Chrysomphalus and Quadraspidiotus in Queensland. Queensland Journal of Agricultural Science 19: 403-423 [412-414] (as Chrysomphalus dictyospermi; illustration)
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 [289-290] (as Chrysomphalus dictyospermi)
Houser, J.S. 1918. The Coccidae of Cuba. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 11: 157-172 [168-169] (as Chrysomphalus dictyospermi)
Kuwana, I. 1933. The diaspine Coccidae of Japan, VII. Scientific Bulletin of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Japan, Tokyo 3: 1-42 [31-32] (as Chrysomphalus dictyospermi; description; illustration)
MacGillivray, A.D. 1921. The Coccidae. Tables for the identification of the subfamilies and some of the more important genera and species together with discussions of their anatomy and life history. Urbana, Illinois : Scarab Company vi 502 pp. [416] (as Chrysomphalus dictyospermi)
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. [94-97] (as Chrysomphalus dictyospermi; description; illustration)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2024 | COCCOIDEA | 05-Jun-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Vivian Sandoval (ABRS) |
| 05-Jun-2024 | DIASPIDIDAE | 29-May-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 29-Mar-2018 | COCCOIDEA | 05-Jun-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 29-Mar-2018 | DIASPIDIDAE | 05-Jun-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 29-Mar-2018 | 05-Jun-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 21-Nov-2012 | 05-Jun-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 29-Jun-2012 | 05-Jun-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
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