Species Diaspis echinocacti (Bouché, 1833)
- Aspidiotus echinocacti Bouché, P.F. 1833. pp. 49–54 in Naturgeschichte der schädlichen und nützlichen garteninsekten. Berlin, Nicolai.. 176 pp. [53].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, Southern Europe. - Diaspis calyptroides Costa, O.G. 1835. Fauna del regno di Napoli, famiglia de' coccinigliferi, o de' gallinsetti. Napoli : Emitteri 23 pp. [undated; publication date listed by Fernald and Lindinger acccepted] [20].
- Diaspis calyptroides opuntiae Cockerell, T.D.A. 1893. Museum Notes. Coccidae. Journal of the Institute of Jamaica 1: 256 [256].
- Diaspis cacti 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 [91-94] [illustration].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
NEW SOUTH WALES: Sydney; QUEENSLAND: Brisbane; Nambour; Rockhampton; Taringa; Toowoomba; America; Europe; West Indies.
IBRA
NSW, 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), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Sap-feeder (associated flora: Cactus sp. [CACTACEAE]; Echinocactus sp. [CACTACEAE]; Schlumbergera sp. [CACTACEAE]).
General References
Bodenheimer, F.S. 1924. The Coccidae of Palestine. First report on this family. Zionist Organization Institute of Agriculture and Natural History, Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin 1: 1-100 [38-39] (as Diaspis echinocacti; description)
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 [229-230] (as Diaspis echinocacti)
Kuwana, I. 1926. The diaspine Coccidae of Japan, IV. Genera Cryptoparlatoria, Howardia, Sasakiaspis, Diaspis, Aulacaspis, Pinnaspis and Prontaspis. Imperial Plant Quarantine Service Technical Bulletin 4: 1-44, 12 pls, 1 fig. [18-19] (as Diaspis echinocacti; 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. [319-320] (as Diaspis calyptroides)
Maskell, W.M. 1897. Further coccid notes: with descriptions of new species and discussions of points of interest. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 29: 293-331 [298-299] (as Diaspis calyptroides)
Newstead, R. 1911. Observations on African scale insects (Coccidae). (No. 3). Bulletin of Entomological Research 2: 85-104 [87] (as Diaspis cacti)
Signoret, V. 1869. Essai sur les cochenilles ou gallinsectes (Homoptères – Coccides), 3e partie. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 4 9: 97-104 [99] (as Diaspis calyptroides)
Signoret, V. 1869. Essai sur les cochenilles ou gallinsectes (Homoptères – Coccides) 5e partie. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 9: 431-452 [434-435] (as Diaspis calyptroides; description)
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. [104-107] (as Diaspis echinocacti; 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 | ||
| 05-Jun-2024 | MODIFIED |