Species Coccus viridis (Green, 1889)
Green Coffee Scale
- Lecanium viride Green, E.E. 1889. Descriptions of two new species of Lecanium from Ceylon. Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 25: 248-250 [248].
Type data:
Lectotype NHM-UK ♀, SRI LANKA: Pundaluoya. - Lecanium (Trechocorys) hesperidum africanum Newstead, R. 1906. Report on insects sent from Der Kaiserliche Biologische Anstalt fur Land- und Forstwirtschaft Dahlem, Berlin. Quarterly Journal, Institute of Commercial Research in the Tropics. University of Liverpool 1: 73-74 [74] [nom. nud.].
- Coccus viridis bisexualis Köhler, G. 1978. Zur Biologie und Autoökologie der grünen Kaffeeschildlaus, Coccus viridis (Green) (Hemiptera: Coccinea - Coccidae). Zoologische Jahrbücher. Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere 105: 561-572 [564] [nom. nud.].
- Coccus viridis viridis Köhler, G. 1978. Zur Biologie und Autoökologie der grünen Kaffeeschildlaus, Coccus viridis (Green) (Hemiptera: Coccinea - Coccidae). Zoologische Jahrbücher. Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere 105: 561-572 [564] [nom. nud.].
Generic Combinations
- Lecanium (Coccus) viride (Green, 1889). —
Green, E.E. 1937. An annotated list of the Coccidae of Ceylon, with emendations and additions to date. Ceylon Journal of Science 20(Section B. Zoology and Geology): 277-341 [299] (change of combination) - Coccus viridis (Green, 1889). —
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 [174] (change of combination)
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Ecological Descriptors
Sap-feeder.
GENERAL
Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Williams, D.J. 1985. Australian Mealybugs. London : British Museum (Natural History) 431 pp..
BIOLOGY
Occurring on the young twigs and leaf stalks of the host plant.
Common Name References
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/. (Green Coffee Scale)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2024 | COCCOIDEA | 19-Feb-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Vivian Sandoval (ABRS) |
| 21-Nov-2012 | 01-May-2014 | MODIFIED | ||
| 29-Jun-2012 | 29-Jun-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |