Genus Melanococcus Williams, 1985

Museums

Regional Maps

• Melanococcus Williams, D.J. 1985. Australian Mealybugs. London : British Museum (Natural History) 431 pp. [203].

  Type species:

   Dactylopius albizziae Maskell, 1892 by original designation.

Distribution

States

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

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

NSW: Cobar Peneplain (CP), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV) ; NSW, Vic: Sydney Basin (SB), South Eastern Highlands (SEH) ; NT: Darwin Coastal (DAC) ; Qld: South Eastern Queensland (SEQ) ; SA: Flinders Lofty Block (FLB) ; Tas: Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR)

ID Keys

(Williams, D.J., 1985) [204-205] (female; Australia); (Williams, D.J., 1985) [35, 38] (female; Australia)

GENERAL

Good definition and characters given by Williams, D.J. 1985. Australian Mealybugs. London : British Museum (Natural History) 431 pp..

General References

Ben-Dov, Y. 1994. A Systematic Catalogue of the Mealybugs of the World (Insecta: Homoptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae and Putoidae) with Data on Geographical Distribution, Host Plants, Biology and Economic Importance. Andover, UK : Intercept Limited 686 pp. [226] (catalogue)

Williams, D.J. 1985. Australian Mealybugs. London : British Museum (Natural History) 431 pp. [35, 38, 203-205] (taxonomy, description)

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