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Genus Heliococcus Šulc, 1912

 

ID Keys

(Kosztarab, M., 1996) [129] (female; northeastern North America); (Tang, F.T., 1992) [458-461] (female; Palaearctic & Oriental Regions); (Williams, D.J. & Granara de Willink, M.C., 1992) [189-190] (female; Central and South America); (Williams, D.J. & Granara de Willink, M.C., 1992) [40] (female; Central and South America); (Danzig, E.M., 1988) [696] (female; Far East of Russia); (Danzig, E.M., 1988) [701-702] (female; species Far East of Russia); (Kosztarab, M. & Kozár, F., 1988) [99-100] (female; species Central Europe); (Avasthi, R.K. & Shafee, S.A., 1987) [2] (female; India); (Williams, D.J., 1985) [36] (female; Australia); (Wang, Z.Q., 1982) [53] (female; species China); (Wang, Z.Q., 1982) [21] (female; China); (Danzig, E.M. [Dantsig], 1980) [145-147] (female; Far East Russia); (Kawai, S., 1980) [97] (female; species Japan); (Tereznikova, E.M., 1975) [182] (female; species Ukraine & Palaearctic Region); (Tereznikova, E.M., 1975) [160] (female; Ukraine & Palaearctic Region); (Bazarov, B.B., 1974) [349-351] (female; species Palaearctic Region); (Miller, D.R., 1974) [180] (female; species North America); (Ter-Grigorian, M.A., 1973) [38] (female; Armenia); (Ter-Grigorian, M.A., 1973) [200-201] (female; species Armenia); (McKenzie, H.L., 1967) [44] (female; North America); (McKenzie, H.L., 1967) [183-184] (female; North America); (McKenzie, H.L., 1964) [233] (female; species North America); (Ferris, G.F., 1950) [21] (female; North America); (Borchsenius, N.S., 1949) [89] (female; Palaearctic Region); (Borchsenius, N.S., 1949) [272] (female; Palaearctic Region)

 

GENERAL

Good definition and characters given by Šulc, K. 1912. Heliococcus bohemicus n. gn., n. sp. Casopis Ceskoslovenské Spolecnosti Entomologické 9: 39–48, Kanda, S. 1935. On the genus Heliococcus (Coccidae). Annotationes Zoologicae Japonenses 15: 70–75, Borchsenius, N.S. 1949. Insects Homoptera. suborders mealybugs and scales (Coccoidea). Family mealybugs (Pseudococcidae). Vol. VII. Fauna SSSR. Zoologicheskii Institut Akademii Nauk SSSR 38: 1–382, Ferris, G.F. 1950. Atlas of the Scale Insects of North America. (Ser. 5, vol. 5). The Pseudococcidae (Part I). Palo Alto, California : Stanford University Press 278 pp., Kanda, S. 1959. Two new genera and two new species of pseudococcids (Homoptera). Kontyû 27: 239–243, McKenzie, H.L. 1964. Fourth taxonomic study of California mealybugs, with additional species from North America, South America and Japan (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae). Hilgardia 35: 211–272; McKenzie, H.L. 1967. Mealybugs of California with taxonomy, biology, and control of North American species (Homoptera: Cooccoidea: Pseudococcidae). Berkeley : Univ. Calif. Press 526 pp., Matile-Ferrero, D. 1970. Hemiptera (Homoptera): Coccoidea. South African Animal Life 14: 171–185, Ter-Grigorian, M.A. 1973. Soft and armored scales (Coccoidea) mealybugs (Pseudococcidae). In Fauna of Armenian SSR. Izvestiya Akademii Nauk Armianskoi SSR. Erevan [1973]: 1–246, Bazarov, B.B. 1974. Revision of the genus Heliococcus Sulc (Homoptera, Coccoidea) in the Soviet Fauna. I. Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie 53: 346–361; Bazarov, B.B. 1974. Revision of the genus Heliococcus Sulc (Homoptera, Coccoidea) in the Soviet Fauna. II. Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie 53: 623–644, Miller, D.R. 1974. Two new Heliococcus species, a key to the North American species, and a list of world species (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae). Pan-Pacific Entomologist 50: 177–192, Tereznikova, E.M. 1975. [Coccids. In, The Fauna of Ukraine.]. Akademii Nauk Ukrains'koi SSR Instituta Zoologicheskogo 20(18): 295, Danzig, E.M. [Dantsig] 1980. Coccoids of the Far East USSR (Homoptera, Coccinea) with an analysis of the phylogeny of coccids of the world fauna. Opredeliteli po Faune SSSR 124: 1–343, Williams, D.J. 1985. Australian Mealybugs. London : British Museum (Natural History) 431 pp., Kosztarab, M. & Kozár, F. 1988. Scale Insects of Central Europe. Budapest : Akadémiai Kiado 456 pp., Williams, D.J. & Granara de Willink, M.C. 1992. Mealybugs of Central and South America. London, England : CAB International Institute of Entomology 635 pp. and by Kosztarab, M. 1996. Scale insects of Northeastern North America. Identification, biology, and distribution. Martinsburg, Virginia : Virginia Museum of Natural History 650 pp..

 

General References

Bazarov, B.B. 1974. Revision of the genus Heliococcus Sulc (Homoptera, Coccoidea) in the Soviet Fauna. I. Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie (English translation as Entomological Reviews) 53: 346-361 [349] (taxonomy, description)

Ben-Dov, Y. 1994. A Systematic Catalogue of the Mealybugs of the World (Insecta: Homoptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae and Putoidae) with Data on Geographical Distribution, Host Plants, Biology and Economic Importance. Andover, UK : Intercept Limited 686 pp. [176, 479, 499] (catalogue)

Borchsenius, N.S. 1949. Insects Homoptera. suborders mealybugs and scales (Coccoidea). Family mealybugs (Pseudococcidae). Vol. VII. Fauna SSSR. Zoologicheskii Institut Akademii Nauk SSSR 38: 1-382 [271-272] (taxonomy, description)

Danzig, E.M. [Dantsig] 1980. Coccoids of the Far East USSR (Homoptera, Coccinea) with an analysis of the phylogeny of coccids of the world fauna. Opredeliteli po Faune SSSR 124: 1-343 [109, 145-147] (taxonomy, description)

Ferris, G.F. 1950. Atlas of the Scale Insects of North America. Series 5, v. 5. The Pseudococcidae. (Part 1). Palo Alto, California : Stanford University Press Vol. 5(2) 278 pp. [96] (taxonomy, description)

Ferris, G.F. 1953. Atlas of the Scale Insects of North America. v. 6. The Pseudococcidae. (Part 2). Palo Alto, California : Stanford University Press Vol. 6(2) 506 pp. [362] (taxonomy)

Goux, L. 1934. Notes sur les coccides [Hem.] de la France (9e note). Contribution a l'étude du genre Heliococcus avec description de deux espèces nouvelles. Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France 39: 164-171 [170-171] (taxonomy)

Kanda, S. 1934. Two new genera of Japanese Coccidae. Insect World 38: 308-312 [308-309] (taxonomy, description)

Kanda, S. 1935. On the genus Heliococcus (Coccidae). Annotationes Zoologicae Japonenses 15: 70-75 [70-75] (taxonomy, description)

Kawai, S. 1972. Diagnostic notes and biology of the coccid species occurring on cultivated or wild trees and shrubs in Japan (Homoptera: Coccoidea). Bulletin of the Tokyo-To Agricultural Experiment Station 6: 1-54 [7] (taxonomy)

Kosztarab, M. 1996. Scale insects of Northeastern North America. Identification, biology, and distribution. Martinsburg, Virginia : Virginia Museum of Natural History 650 pp. [77, 128-129] (taxonomy, description)

Kosztarab, M. & Kozár, F. 1988. Scale Insects of Central Europe. Budapest : Akadémiai Kiado 456 pp. [99-100] (taxonomy, description)

Matesova, G.I. 1984. [A new species of the genus Heliococcus (Homoptera, Pseudococcidae) from Kazakhstan.]. Zoologicheskii Zhurnal 63: 1427-1429 [1427-1429] (taxonomy)

Matile-Ferrero, D. 1970. Hemiptera (Homoptera): Coccoidea. South African Animal Life 14: 171-185 [176-178] (taxonomy, description)

McKenzie, H.L. 1964. Fourth taxonomic study of California mealybugs, with additional species from North America, South America and Japan (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae). Hilgardia 35: 211-272 [233] (taxonomy)

McKenzie, H.L. 1967. Mealybugs of California with taxonomy, biology, and control of North American species (Homoptera: Cooccoidea: Pseudococcidae). Berkeley : Univ. Calif. Press 526 pp. [182-183] (taxonomy, description)

Miller, D.R. 1974. Two new Heliococcus species, a key to the North American species, and a list of world species (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae). Pan-Pacific Entomologist 50: 177-192 [177] (taxonomy, description)

Morrison, H. & Morrison, E.R. 1966. An annotated list of generic names of the scale insects (Homoptera: Coccoidea). Miscellaneous Publication United States Department of Agriculture 1015: 1-206 [90, 179, 192] (taxonomy, catalogue)

Sasscer, E.R. 1912. Catalogue of recently described Coccidae – IV. Technical Series, Bureau of Entomology, United States Department of Agriculture 16: 83-97 [86] (taxonomy)

Šulc, K. 1912. Heliococcus bohemicus n. gn., n. sp. Casopis Ceskoslovenské Spolecnosti Entomologické 9: 39-48 [39] (taxonomy, description)

Tang, F.T. 1992. [The Pseudococcidae of China]. Taigu, Shanxi, China : Shanxi Agricultural University 768 pp. [457] (taxonomy, description)

Tao, C.C.C. 1999. List of Coccoidea (Homoptera) of China. Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute, Special Publication No. 78: 1-176 [15] (taxonomy)

Tereznikova, E.M. 1975. [Coccids. In, The Fauna of Ukraine.]. Akademii Nauk Ukrains'koi SSR Instituta Zoologicheskogo 20(18): 295 [182] (taxonomy, description)

Ter-Grigorian, M.A. 1973. Soft and armored scales (Coccoidea) mealybugs (Pseudococcidae). In Fauna of Armenian SSR. Izvestiya Akademii Nauk Armianskoi SSR. Erevan [1973]: 1-246 [200] (taxonomy, description)

Wang, Z.Q. 1982. [Economic insect fauna of China (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae).]. Beijing, China : Science Press Vol. 24 119 pp. [53] (taxonomy, description)

Williams, D.J. 1962. The British Pseudococcidae (Homoptera: Coccoidea). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 12: 1-79 [6, 28] (taxonomy, description)

Williams, D.J. 1985. Australian Mealybugs. London : British Museum (Natural History) 431 pp. [35, 172] (taxonomy, description)

Williams, D.J. & Granara de Willink, M.C. 1992. Mealybugs of Central and South America. London, England : CAB International Institute of Entomology 635 pp. [189-190] (taxonomy, description)

Xie, Y.P. 1998. [The Scale Insects of the Forest and Fruit Trees in Shanxi of China.]. Place of publication unknown : China Forestry Publishing House 147 pp. [79] (taxonomy)

 

History of changes

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