Species Lepidosaphes melaleucae (Maskell, 1896)
- Mytilaspis melaleucae Maskell, W.M. 1896. Further coccid notes, with descriptions of new species and discussions of questions of interest. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 28: 380-411 [dated 1895] [389] [illustration].
Type data:
Status unknown, NZAC, Richmond River, Ballina, NSW.Type host:
Melaleuca sp. [MYRTACEAE]
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
Ballina; nr Ballina.
IBRA
NSW: NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
Ecological Descriptors
Sap-feeder (associated flora: Melaleuca sp. [MYRTACEAE] Tea-tree).
General References
Froggatt, W.W. 1914. A descriptive catalogue of the scale insects (Coccidae) of Australia. Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales 25: 677-684 [680-681] (as Mytilaspis melaleucae; description)
Leonardi, G. 1898. Monografia del genre Mytilaspis. Rivista di Patologia Vegetale 6: 45-78 [46] (as Mytilaspis melaleucae)
MacGillivray, A.D. 1921. The Coccidae. Tables for the identification of the subfamilies and some of the more important genera and species together with discussions of their anatomy and life history. Urbana, Illinois : Scarab Company vi 502 pp. [280] (as Lepidosaphes melaleucae)
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 | ||
| 05-Jun-2024 | MODIFIED |