Species Morganella longispina (Morgan, 1889)
- Aspidiotus longispina Morgan, A.C.F. 1889. Observations of Coccidae (No. 5). Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 25: 349-353 [352] [illustration].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, Demerara.Type host:
Cupania sapida Voigt. [SAPINDACEAE] - Aspidiotus longispinus ornatus Maskell, W.M. 1898. Further coccid notes: with descriptions of new species, and discussion of points of interest. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 30[1897]: 219-252 [225].
- Aspidiotus (Morganella) maskelli Cockerell, T.D.A. 1897. The San José scale and its nearest allies. United States Department of Agriculture. Division of Entomology. Technical Series 6: 1-31 [24].
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Amamoor; Brisbane; Cleveland; Cooktown; Imbil; Sunnybank; Yarraman; Sandwich Is.; South Pacific.
IBRA
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), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Sap-feeder (associated flora: Alectryon connatus (F.Muell.) Radlk. [SAPINDACEAE] Alectryon; Carica papaya L. [CARICACEAE] Pawpaw, Papaya; Toona ciliata M.Roem [MELIACEAE]; Ficus carica L. [MORACEAE]; Ficus macrophylla Desf. ex Pers. [MORACEAE]; Ligustrum sinense Lour. [OLEACEAE]; Macadamia ternifolia F.Muell. [PROTEACEAE]; Nerium oleander L. [APOCYNACEAE]).
Extra Ecological Information
Milky pine.
General References
Brimblecombe, A.R. 1955. Studies of the Coccoidea. 3. The genera Chentraspis, Clavaspis, Lindingaspis, and Morganella in Queensland. Queensland Journal of Agricultural Science 12: 39-56 [54-56] (as Morganella longispina; description; illustration)
Brimblecombe, A.R. 1962. Studies of the Coccoidea. 12. Species occurring on deciduous fruit and nut trees in Queensland. Queensland Journal of Agricultural Science 19: 219-229 [222] (as Morganella longispina)
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 [4] (as Aspidiotus longispina )
Rutherford, A. 1915. Some new Ceylon Coccidae. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 24: 111-118 [109] (as Morganella maskelli; description)
Williams, D.J. & Watson, G.W. 1988. The Scale Insects of the Tropical South Pacific Region. Part 1. The armoured scales (Diaspididae). London : CAB International Institute of Entomology 290 pp. [82-83] (as Morganella longispina; illustration)
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 |