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Species Diaspidiotus perniciosus (Comstock, 1881)

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Species Diaspidiotus perniciosus (Comstock, 1881)

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria


Extra Distribution Information

NEW SOUTH WALES: Bathurst; Bulga; Darlington Pt; Sydney; QUEENSLAND: Allora; Applethorpe; Aspley; Ayr; Ballandean; Barakula; Biloela; Brisbane; Cooroy; Crows Nest; Dalby; Darling Downs; Eidsvold; Eukey; Fletcher; Forest Hill; Gigoomga; Gladstone; Glen Aplin; Glen Niven; Goomeri; Goondiwindi; Hampton; Hampton (10km N); Jimboomba; Kaban; Kalunga; Killarney; Kingaroy; Monto; Mt Lofty; Mt Molloy; Mulgeldie; Nanango; Palmwoods; Raglan; Ravenshoe; Rockhampton; Roma; Stanthorpe; Summit; Thorndale; Toowoomba; Townsville; Tumavil; Warwick; Westbrook; Woolooga; Wyberba; Yarwum; SOUTH AUSTRALIA: Adelaide; VICTORIA: Melbourne; Europe.


Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.
IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)
drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IBRA

NSW, Qld, SA, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gawler (GAW), Kanmantoo (KAN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Wet Tropics (WT)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

  • Australia
    • New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
    • Queensland: NE coastal
    • South Australia: S Gulfs
    • Victoria: SE coastal
  • Hawaii

Nearctic Region

  • Canada
  • United States of America

Neotropical Region

Oriental Region

  • China (People's Republic)

Palaearctic Region

  • Japan

Ecological Descriptors

Sap-feeder (associated flora: Eucalyptus sp. [MYRTACEAE] Gum Tree; Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.) Lindl. [ROSACEAE] Loquat; Eucalyptus crebra F.Muell., 1859 [MYRTACEAE] Narrow-leaved Red Ironbark; Prunus persica nectarina (Aiton) Maxim. [ROSACEAE] Nectarine; Carica papaya L. [CARICACEAE] Pawpaw, Papaya; Prunus avium (L.) L. [ROSACEAE] Wild Cherry; Malus sp. [ROSACEAE] apple; Prunus vulgaris Mill. [ROSACEAE] peach; Cydonia oblonga Mill. [ROSACEAE]; Prunus asmygdalus Stokes [ROSACEAE]; Vitis vinifera L. [VITACEAE]; Rosa sp. [ROSACEAE]; Pyrus communis L. [ROSACEAE]; Prunus persica nucipersica (Suckow) C.K.Schneid. [ROSACEAE]; Prunus domestica L. [ROSACEAE]; Prunus armeniaca L. [ROSACEAE]; Malus sylvestris Mill. [ROSACEAE]; Juglans regia L. [JUGLANDACEAE]; Eucalyptus corynocalyx F.Muell., 1860 [MYRTACEAE]).

 

General References

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 [222-223] (as Quadraspidiotus perniciosus)

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 [418-422] (as Quadraspidiotus perniciosus; illustration)

Comstock, J.H. 1883. Second report on scale insects, including a monograph of the sub-family Diaspidinae of the family Coccidae and a list, with notes of the other species of scale insects found in North America. Cornell University Agricultural Experimental Station, Department of Entomology Report 2: 47-142 [65] (as Aspidiotus perniciosus)

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 [271-275] (as Aspidiotus perniciosus)

Froggatt, W.W. 1914. A descriptive catalogue of the scale insects (Coccidae) of Australia. Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales 25: 311- 319 [316-317] (as Aspidiotus perniciosus)

Fuller, C. 1897. Some Coccidae of Western Australia. Journal of Western Australia Bureau of Agriculture 4: 1344-1346 [1344] (as Aspidiotus perniciosus)

Fuller, C. 1899. Notes and descriptions of some species of Western Australian Coccidae. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1899: 435-473 [465] (as Aspidiotus perniciosus)

Kuwana, I. 1933. The diaspine Coccidae of Japan, VII. Scientific Bulletin of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Japan, Tokyo 3: 1-42 [15-16] (as Aspidiotus perniciosus; description; illustration)

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 [5] (as Aonidia fusca)

Maskell, W.M. 1896. Further coccid notes, with descriptions of new species and discussions of questions of interest. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 28: 380-411 [dated 1895] [386] (as Aspidiotus perniciosus)

Takagi, S. 1974. An approach to the Hemiberlesia problem (Homoptera: Coccoidea). Insecta Matsumurana 3: 1-33 [12-15] (as Comstockaspis perniciosa)

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
14-Dec-2022 DIASPIDIDAE 03-Jul-2023 MODIFIED
29-Mar-2018 COCCOIDEA 03-Jul-2023 MODIFIED
29-Mar-2018 DIASPIDIDAE 03-Jul-2023 MODIFIED
29-Mar-2018 03-Jul-2023 MODIFIED
21-Nov-2012 03-Jul-2023 MODIFIED
29-Jun-2012 03-Jul-2023 MODIFIED
03-Jul-2023 MODIFIED