Species Melaleucococcus hirtipectus Bhatti, 1990

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• Melaleucococcus hirtipectus Bhatti, S. 1990. A new monophlebine genus (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Margarodidae: Monophlebinae) on Melaleuca L. in Australia. Invertebrate Taxonomy 3: 495-517 [511].

  Type data:

   Holotype ANIC ♀, Western Australia, Yule Brook Reserve, off Brook Road, Kenwick, Perth suburb.

  Type host:

   Melaleuca sp. [MYRTACEAE]

Distribution

States

Western Australia

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Carnarvon (CAR), Central Kimberley (CK), Coolgardie (COO), Dampierland (DL), Esperance Plains (ESP), Gascoyne (GAS), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Murchison (MUR), Northern Kimberley (NK), Nullarbor (NUL), Pilbara (PIL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)

Ecological Descriptors

Sap-feeder (associated flora: Melaleuca sp. [MYRTACEAE] Tea-tree).

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