Species Chrysomphalus fodiens (Maskell, 1892)
- Aspidiotus fodiens Maskell, W.M. 1892. Further coccid notes: with descriptions of new species, and remarks on coccids from New Zealand, Australia and elsewhere. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 24: 1-64 [dated 1891] [10] [illustration].
Type data:
Status unknown, NZAC, Australia.Type host:
Acacia sp. [MIMOSACEAE] - Chrysomphalus fodiens albus Laing, F. 1929. Report on Australian Coccidae. Bulletin of Entomological Research 20: 15-37 [26].
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Darwin; Koolpinyah; Stapleton.
IBRA
NT, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Flinders (FLI), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Riverina (RIV), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Northern Territory: N coastal
- Victoria
Ecological Descriptors
Sap-feeder (associated flora: Melaleuca leucadendra (L.) L. [MYRTACEAE] Broad Leaved Tea Tree; Pithecellobium moniliferum (DC.) Benth. [MIMOSACEAE] Mullar; Acacia sp. [FABACEAE] Wattle; Musa sp. [MUSACEAE]; Strobilanthes viscosus [ACANTHACEAE]).
General References
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 [259] (as Aspidiotus fodiens)
Froggatt, W.W. 1914. A descriptive catalogue of the scale insects (Coccidae) of Australia. Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales 25: 311- 319 [312-313] (as Aspidiotus fodiens; description)
Green, E.E. 1916. Remarks on Coccidae from Northern Australia – II. Bulletin of Entomological Research 7: 53-65 [53] (as Aspidiotus fodiens)
Maskell, W.M. 1895. Synoptical list of Coccidae reported from Australasia and the Pacific Islands up to December 1894. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 27: 1-35 [3] (as Aspidiotus fodiens)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 14-Dec-2022 | DIASPIDIDAE | 29-May-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 29-Mar-2018 | COCCOIDEA | 29-May-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 29-Mar-2018 | DIASPIDIDAE | 29-May-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 29-Mar-2018 | 29-May-2023 | MODIFIED | ||
| 21-Nov-2012 | 29-May-2023 | MODIFIED | ||
| 29-Jun-2012 | 29-May-2023 | MODIFIED | ||
| 29-May-2023 | MODIFIED |