Species Hemiberlesia rapax (Comstock, 1881)
- Aspidiotus rapax Comstock, J.H. 1881. Report of the Entomologist. Part II. Report on scale insects. Report of the Commissioner of Agriculture, United States Department of Agriculture 1880–1881: 276-349 [307-309] [illustration].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, California and Florida.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
NEW SOUTH WALES: Cambewarra; Evans Head; Somersby; Sydney; Tenterfield; QUEENSLAND: Ashgrove; Beenleigh ; Botanic Gardens [Brisbane]; Brisbane; Kingaroy; Mundubbera; Nambour; Pt Lookout; Stanthorpe; Tamborine; Weipa; VICTORIA: Melbourne; Europe; South Pacific; West Indies.
IBRA
NSW, Qld, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Flinders (FLI), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW North Coast (NNC), 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)
Ecological Descriptors
Sap-feeder (associated flora: Malus sp. [ROSACEAE] apple; Actinidia chinensis PIanch. [ACTINIDIACEAE] kiwifruit; Cactus sp. [CACTACEAE]; Camellia japonica L. [THEACEAE]; Leucadendron sp. [PROTEACEAE]; Rhodomyrtus tomentosa (Aiton) Hassk. [MYRTACEAE]; Rhododendron sp. [ERICACEAE]; Pyrus communis L. [ROSACEAE]; Psidium guajava L. [MYRTACEAE]; Mangifera indica L. [ANACARDIACEAE]; Malus sylvestris Mill. [ROSACEAE]; Vitis vinifera L. [VITACEAE]; Macadamia sp. [PROTEACEAE]; Hypericum moserianum Ed.Andre [HYPERICACEAE]; Ficus carica L. [MORACEAE]; Callistemon sp. [MYRTACEAE]; Planchonella australis (R.Br.) Pierre [SAPOTACEAE] Black Plum; Lophostemon confertus (R.Br.) Peter G.Wilson & J.T.Waterh. [MYRTACEAE] Brush Box; Acacia sophorae (Labill.) R.Br. [FABACEAE] Coastal Wattle; Acacia juniperina (Vent.) Willd. [FABACEAE] Juniper Leaved Acacia; Agonis flexuosa (Willd.) Sweet [MYRTACEAE] Peppermint; Melaleuca nodosa (Sol. ex Gaertn.) Sm. [MYRTACEAE] Prickly-leaved Paperbark; Austromyrtus bidwillii (Benth.) Burret [MYRTACEAE] Python Tree; Acacia longifolia (Andrews) Willd. [FABACEAE] Sydney Golden Wattle; Acacia sp. [FABACEAE] Wattle; Hakea salicifolia (Vent.) B.L.Burtt [PROTEACEAE] Willow Leaved Hakea (?species identification)).
Extra Ecological Information
Furze, holly.
General References
Beardsley, J.W. 1966. Insects of Micronesia. Homoptera: Coccoidea. Insects of Micronesia 6: 377-562 [522] (as Hemiberlesia rapax)
Berlese, A. in Berlese, A. & Leonardi, G. 1896. Diagnosi di cocciniglie nuove. Rivista di Patologia Vegetale 4: 345-352 [350] (as Aspidiotus rapax)
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 [25] (as Aspidiotus camelliae; description)
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 [67] (as Aspidiotus rapax; and as Aspidiotus camelliae [74])
Doane, R.W. & Hadden, E. 1909. Coccidae from the Society Islands. The Canadian Entomologist 41: 296-300 [298] (as Aspidiotus rapax)
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 [276-278] (as Aspidiotus rapax)
Froggatt, W.W. 1914. A descriptive catalogue of the scale insects (Coccidae) of Australia. Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales 25: 127-136 [133-134] (as Aspidiotus camelliae; description)
Fuller, C. 1897. Some Coccidae of Western Australia. Journal of Western Australia Bureau of Agriculture 4: 1344-1346 [1344] (as Aspidiotus rapax)
Fuller, C. 1899. Notes and descriptions of some species of Western Australian Coccidae. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1899: 435-473 [466] (as Aspidiotus rapax)
Kuwana, I. 1933. The diaspine Coccidae of Japan, VII. Scientific Bulletin of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Japan, Tokyo 3: 1-42 [4] (as Aspidiotus camelliae; description; illustration)
Maskell, W.M. 1895. Further coccid notes: with description of new species from New Zealand, Australia, Sandwich Islands, and elsewhere, and remarks upon many species already reported. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 27: 36-75 [39] (as Aspidiotus camelliae)
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 [2] (as Aspidiotus camelliae)
Morgan, A.C.F. 1889. Observations of Coccidae (No. 5). Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 25: 349-353 [351] (as Aspidiotus camelliae; Morgan: (= Aspidiotus rapax) [not the same as Kermes camelliae])
Signoret, V. 1869. Essai sur les cochenilles ou gallinsectes (Homoptères – Coccides) 4e partie. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 9: 109-138 [117] (Misidentified as A.camelliae Boisduval, 1867)
Takagi, S. 1969. Diaspididae of Taiwan based on material collected in connection with the Japan-U.S. Co-operative Science Programme, 1965 (Homoptera: Coccoidea) Part 1. Insecta Matsumurana 32: 1-110 [77-78] (as Hemiberlesia rapax; 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. [135] (as Hemiberlesia rapax; 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 | ||
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