Species Marchalina hellenica Gennadius, 1883

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• Monophlebus hellenicus Gennadius, P. 1883. Descriptions de trois nouvelles espèces de cochenilles. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 6 3: 31-32 [32].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown, Greece.

  Type host:

   Pinus halepensis Miller, 1768 [PINACEAE] Aleppo Pine
• Dactylopius caricus Gennadius, P. 1883. Descriptions de trois nouvelles espèces de cochenilles. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 6 3: 31-32 [31].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown immature, Mylassa, Caria, Asia Minor [Turkey]
  Comment: Considered by Ben-Dov & Matile-Ferrero (2005) to be an immature stage of Marchalina hellenica.

  Type host:

   Pinus laricio var. tauricus [PINACEAE] Black Pine (= Pinus nigra J. F. Arnold subsp. laricio Maire, but given locality more likely to have been P. nigra nigra var. caramanica)
• Marchalina caucasica Hadzibejli, Z.K. 1969. [On Marchalina caucasica, sp. n. (Homoptera, Coccoidea) from the Caucasus.]. Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie (English translation as Entomological Reviews) 48: 391-398 [612].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) ZIL ♂, ♀, 1st instar, Bakuryani, Georgia.

  Type host:

   Picea engelmanni Parry ex Engelmann [PINACEAE] Engelmann spruce

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Jashenko, R.V. 1999. Fauna, natural enemies, agricultural harm and possibility of industrial use of margarodids (Coccinea, Margarodidae) in East Europe and North Asia. Selevinia 1998: 43-50 [43]
• Ben-Dov, Y. & Matile-Ferrero, D. 2005. Taxonomic status of the scale insect Dactylopius caricus Gennadius, 1883 (Hem., Coccoidea). Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France 110(3): 293-294 [294]

 

Generic Combinations

• Pseudococcus caricus (Gennadius, 1883). —
  Cockerell, T.D.A. in Fernald, M.E. 1903. A catalogue of the Coccidae of the world. Special Bulletin, Hatch Experiment Station of the Massachusetts Agricultural College 88: 1-360 [99] (new combination)
• Marchalina hellenica (Gennadius, 1883). —
  Vayssière, P. 1923. Note préliminaire sur les Monophlebinae (Hemiptères-Coccides). Détermination des genres. Annales des Epiphyties 9(410): 410-429 [427] (changed combination as type species of Marchalina)

 

Distribution

States

Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

East of Melbourne to around Tynong North and south to Hastings, VIC, possibly also SA

Introduced from Eastern Mediterranean.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Vic: South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South Eastern Highlands (SEH)

General References

Agriculture Victoria 14 May 2024. Giant pine scale. Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action, VIC. https://agriculture.vic.gov.au/biosecurity/pest-insects-and-mites/priority-pest-insects-and-mites/giant-pine-scale [accessed 23 May 2024]

Jaroslow, D.D. 2023. Biology, Ecology and Impact of Introduced Giant Pine Scale, Marchalina hellenica, in Australia. PhD Thesis, La Trobe University, VIC. pp. 167

Jaroslow, D.D., Cunningham, J.P., Smith, D.I. & Steinbauer, M.J. 2023. Seasonal phenology and climate associated feeding activity of introduced Marchalina hellenica in southeast Australia. Insects 14(305): 1-22

Nahrung, H.F. & Carnegie, A.J. 2020. Non-native Forest Insects and Pathogens in Australia: Establishment, Spread, and Impact. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change 3(37): 1-12 [8]

 

Common Name References

Jaroslow, D.D., Cunningham, J.P., Smith, D.I. & Steinbauer, M.J. 2023. Seasonal phenology and climate associated feeding activity of introduced Marchalina hellenica in southeast Australia. Insects 14(305): 1-22 (Giant Pine Scale)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
	COCCOIDEA	23-May-2024	ADDED	Dr Vivian Sandoval (ABRS)