Species Geococcus coffeae Green, 1933

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• Geococcus coffeae Green, E.E. 1933. Notes on some Coccidae from Surinam, Dutch Guiana, with descriptions of new species. Stylops 2: 49-58 [54].

Distribution

States

Northern Territory

Ecological Descriptors

Sap-feeder.

ID Keys

(Tang, F.T., 1992) [45] (female; China); (Williams, D.J. & Watson, G.W., 1988) [85] (female; tropical South Pacific region); (Beardsley, J.W., 1966) [151] (female; Hawaiian islands)

GENERAL

Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Williams, D.J. 1958. Mealybugs (Pseudococcidae: Homoptera) described by W.M. Maskell, R. Newstead, T.D.A. Cockerell and E.E. Green from the Ethiopian region. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Entomology 6: 205–236, 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., Kozarzhevskaya, E.F. 1992. Pests of ornamental plants – armoured scales, soft scales, mealybugs. Moscow : Nauka 358 pp. and by Williams, D.J. & Granara de Willink, M.C. 1992. Mealybugs of Central and South America. London, England : CAB International Institute of Entomology 635 pp.. Good description of the adult female given by Tang, F.T. 1992. [The Pseudococcidae of China]. Taigu, Shanxi, China : Shanxi Agricultural University 768 pp.. Williams, D.J. 1969. A new species of Parlagena McKenzie attacking coconut trees in Trinidad (Hom., Coccoidea, Diaspididae). Bulletin of Entomological Research [1969]: 97–99 discussed the misidentication of this species as Geococcus radicum Green by various authors.

BIOLOGY

Biology and ecology discussed by Kozarzhevskaya, E.F. 1992. Pests of ornamental plants – armoured scales, soft scales, mealybugs. Moscow : Nauka 358 pp.. Occurring on the roots of its host plants.

Common Name References

Ben-Dov, Y. 1993. A Systematic Catalogue of the Soft Scale Insects of the World (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Coccidae) with Data on Geographical Distribution, Host Plants, Biology and Economic Importance. Flora & Fauna Handbook, No. 9. Gainesville, FL : Sandhill Crane Press 536 pp. (Cited also by ) (Hemisphaerical Scale)

Carvalho, J.P. & Aguiar, A.M.F. 1997. [Citrus pests in the Island of Madeira] Pragas dos citrinos na Ilha da Madeira. Madeira : Secretaria Regional de Agricultura, Florestas e Pescs 411 pp. (Cochnilha-hemisferica)

Hamon, A.B. & Williams, M.L. 1984. The soft scale insects of Florida (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Coccidae). In, Arthropods of Florida and Neighboring Land Areas. Gainesville : Fla. Dept. of Agric. & Consumer Serv. Div. Plant Ind. 194 pp. (Cited also by and ) (Hemispherical Scale)

Llorens Climent, J.M. 1990. [Scale insects and their biological control.] Homoptera I, Cocchinillas de los cítricos y su control biológico. Alicante, Spain : Pisa Ediciones 260 pp. (Caparreta Hemisferica)

Naumann, I.D., Ingram, R.J. & Floyd, R. 2002. Australian Insect Common Names, based on CSIRO Handbook of Australian Insect Names. 6th edn 1993. http://www.ento.csiro.au/aicn/. (Coffee Root Mealybug)

Picart, J.L. & Matile-Ferrero, D. 2000. [Mealybugs in collection greenhouses.] Cochenilles en serres de collections. Phytoma 524: 44-46 (La Cochenille De Serre)

Quezada, J.R., Cornejo, C., Diaz de Mira, A. & Hidalgo, F. 1972. [The main species of insects associated with citrus crops in El Salvador.]. San Salvador, E. Salvador : Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganaderia 49 pp. (Escama Hemisferica)

Samuel, S.D., Balakrishnan, M.M. & Bhat, P.K. 1993. A review on brown scale (Saissetia coffeae) in India. Indian Coffee 57(1–2): 23-24 (Brown Scale)

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