Species Megaspidiotus fimbriatus (Maskell, 1893)
- Diaspis fimbriatus Maskell, W.M. 1893. Further coccid notes: with descriptions of new species from Australia, India, Sandwich Islands, Demerara, and South Pacific. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 25: 201-252 [208-209] [illustration].
Type data:
Lectotype ANIC, Koebele, Sydney, NSW.Type host:
Eugenia smithii Poir. [MYRTACEAE] - Aspidiotus virescens 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] [384] [illustration].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
NEW SOUTH WALES: Sydney; nr Sydney; QUEENSLAND: Beaudesert; Brisbane; Coolangatta; Cooloola Nat. Pk; Emerald (W of); Mt Glorious; Petrie; Pt Lookout; Yarraman.
IBRA
NSW, Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Sap-feeder (associated flora: Lophostemon confertus (R.Br.) Peter G.Wilson & J.T.Waterh. [MYRTACEAE] Brush Box; Lophostemon suaveolens (Sol. ex Gaertn.) Peter G.Wilson & J.T.Waterh. [MYRTACEAE] Swamp Mahogany; Eugenia coolminiana C.Moore [MYRTACEAE]; Eugenia smithii Poir. [MYRTACEAE]; Eugenia sp. [MYRTACEAE]; Myrtus hillii Benth. [MYRTACEAE]).
General References
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 [280-281] (as Aspidiotus virescens)
Froggatt, W.W. 1914. A descriptive catalogue of the scale insects (Coccidae) of Australia. Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales 25: 311- 319 [312] (as Aspidiotus fimbriatus (description); and as Aspidiotus virescens [319] (description))
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. [402] (as Aspidiotus fimbriatus and as Aspidiotus virescens [396])
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 [5] (Diaspis fimbriata)
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 |