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Genus Lecanodiaspis Targioni Tozzetti, 1869

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia


ID Keys

(Lambdin, P.L. & Kosztarab, M., 1973) [23] (female; world); (Howell, J.O. & Kosztarab, M., 1972) [24-25, 95-97, 110-113] (female; world); (Williams, M.L. & Kosztarab, M., 1970) [13-16] (first-instar nymph; world)

 

GENERAL

Definition and characters, based on the adult female, by Borchsenius, N.S. 1960. Fauna of USSR, Homoptera, Kermococcidae, Asterolecaniidae, Lecanidodiaspididae, Aclerdidae. Leningrad : Aka. Nauk SSR Zool. Inst. 282 pp., Howell, J.O. & Kosztarab, M. 1972. Morphology and systematics of the adult females of the genus Lecanodiaspis (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Lecanodiaspididae). Research Division Bulletin Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg 70: 1–248 and by Hodgson, C.J. 1973. A revision of the Lecanodiaspis Targioni-Tozzetti (Homoptera: Coccoidea) of the Ethiopian Region. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Entomology 27: 413–452. Definition and characters, based on the first-instar nymph, by Williams, M.L. & Kosztarab, M. 1970. A morphological and systematic study of the first instar nymphs of the genus Lecanodiaspis (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Lecanodiaspididae). Bulletin of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Research Division 52: 1–96.

SYSTEMATICS

Howell, J.O. & Kosztarab, M. 1972. Morphology and systematics of the adult females of the genus Lecanodiaspis (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Lecanodiaspididae). Research Division Bulletin Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg 70: 1–248 divided the genus into five species groups.

 

General References

Bodenheimer, F.S. 1927. Über die für das Verbreitungsgebiet einer Art bestimmenden Faktoren. Biologisches Zentralblatt 47: 25-44 [25-44] (distribution)

Borchsenius, N.S. 1960. Fauna of USSR, Homoptera, Kermococcidae, Asterolecaniidae, Lecanidodiaspididae, Aclerdidae. Leningrad : Aka. Nauk SSR Zool. Inst. 282 pp. [233] (taxonomy, description, misspelling of genus name as Lecaniodiaspis)

Cockerell, T.D.A. 1893. A curious group of Coccidae – the Lecaniodiaspini. Science Gossip, London 29: 76-79 [76] (taxonomy, misspelling of genus name as Lecaniodiaspis)

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 [54] (misspelling of genus name as Lecaniodiaspis)

Froggatt, W.W. 1915. A descriptive catalogue of the scale insects ('Coccidae') of Australia. Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales 26: 411-423, 511-516, 603-615, 754-764, 1055-1064 [760] (misspelling of genus name as Lecaniodaspis)

Gómez-Menor Ortega, J. 1937. Cóccidos de España. Madrid : Instituto de Investigaciones Agronómicas, Estación 432 pp. [239-240] (taxonomy, description)

Green, E.E. 1900. Descriptions of some species of Coccidae collected by Mr. James Lidgett in Victoria, Australia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 7 6: 448-452 [448-449] (taxonomy, description)

Green, E.E. 1901. Note on the genus Lecaniodiaspis, Targ. Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 37: 293-295 [293-295] (taxonomy)

Howell, J.O. & Kosztarab, M. 1972. Morphology and systematics of the adult females of the genus Lecanodiaspis (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Lecanodiaspididae). Research Division Bulletin Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg 70: 1-248 [1-248] (taxonomy, description)

Kozár, F. & Drozdják, J. 1998. Lecanodiaspididae. In, Kozár, F. (ed.). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coccoidea. Budapest, Hungary : Plant Protection Institute, Hungarian Academy of Sciences 526 pp. [417] (catalogue)

Lambdin, P.L. & Kosztarab, M. 1973. A revision of the seven genera related to Lecanodiaspis (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Lecanodiaspididae). Research Division Bulletin Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg 83: 1-110 [60-61] (taxonomy)

Lawson, P.B. 1917. Scale insects injurious to fruit and shade trees. The Coccidae of Kansas. Bulletin of the University of Kansas. Biological Series 18: 161-279 [169] (taxonomy, description, misspelling of genus name as Lecaniodiaspis)

Lizer y Trelles, C.A. 1938. Cochinillas exóticas introducidas en la República Argentina y daños que causan. Jornadas Agronómicas y Veterinarias 1937: 341-362 [348] (taxonomy, misspelling of genus name as Lecaniodiaspis)

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 [24, 105] (taxonomy, catalogue)

Paik, W.H. (ed.) 1978. Illustrated flora and fauna of Korea. Insecta (VI). [Korea] : Min. Education (Samhwa Publ. Co. Ltd) Vol. 22 481 pp. [413] (taxonomy, distribution)

Signoret, V. 1870. Essai sur les cochenilles ou gallinsectes (Homoptères – Coccides), 7e partie. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 4 10: 267-286 [270] (misspelling of genus name as Lecaniodiaspis)

Tao, C.C.C. 1999. List of Coccoidea (Homoptera) of China. Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute, Special Publication No. 78: 1-176 [44] (taxonomy)

Wang, T.C. 1982. [Description of a new genus and a new species of Lecanodiaspididae (Homoptera: Coccoidea).]. Acta Entomologica Sinica 25: 85-88 [85] (taxonomy)

Williams, M.L. & Kosztarab, M. 1970. A morphological and systematic study of the first instar nymphs of the genus Lecanodiaspis (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Lecanodiaspididae). Bulletin of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Research Division 52: 1-96 [3-16] (taxonomy)

 

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)
21-Nov-2012 21-Nov-2012 MODIFIED
29-Jun-2012 29-Jun-2012 MODIFIED
12-Feb-2010 (import)