Species Conifericoccus agathidis Brimblecombe, 1960

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• Conifericoccus agathidis Brimblecombe, A.R. 1960. Studies of the Coccoidea. 11. New genera and species of Monophlebidae. Queensland Journal of Agricultural Science 17: 183-193 [191].

  Type data:

   Holotype QM T5822 ♀, Amamoor, Queensland.

  Type host:

   Agathis robusta (F.Muell.) F.M.Bailey [ARAUCARIACEAE]

Distribution

States

Queensland

IBRA and IMCRA regions

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: Agathis palmerstoni F.M.Bailey [ARAUCARIACEAE] Kauri Pine; Agathis robusta (C.Moore ex F.Muell.) F.M.Bailey [ARAUCARIACEAE] Queensland Kauri Pine).

Extra Ecological Information

A serious pest, causing complete defoliation, of kauri pine, Agathis spp., in Queensland, Australia.

General References

Brimblecombe, A.R. & Heather, N.W. 1965. Occurrence of the Kauri coccid, Conifericoccus agathidis Brimblecombe (Homoptera: Monophlebidae) in Queensland. Journal of the Entomological Society of Queensland 4: 83-85 (pest of Agathis species)

Heather, N.W. & Schaumberg, J.B. 1966. Plantation problems of Kauri Pine in south east Queensland. Australian Forestry 30(1): 12-19 (pest of Agathis species)

Common Name References

Brimblecombe, A.R. & Heather, N.W. 1965. Occurrence of the Kauri coccid, Conifericoccus agathidis Brimblecombe (Homoptera: Monophlebidae) in Queensland. Journal of the Entomological Society of Queensland 4: 83-85 (Kauri Coccid)

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