Species Octaspidiotus subrubescens (Maskell, 1893)
- Aspidiotus subrubescens Maskell, W.M. in French, C. (Sr) 1893. Notes on some Victorian Coccidae, or scale insects. — Part II. Victorian Naturalist (Melbourne) 9: 172-174 [illustration].
Type data:
Status unknown, NZAC, Victoria.Type host:
Eucalyptus sp. [MYRTACEAE] - Aspidiotus (Evaspidiotus) subrubescens corticoides Green, E.E. 1905. Some new Victorian Coccidae. Victorian Naturalist 22: 3-8 [3-4] [illustration].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
NEW SOUTH WALES: Sydney; QUEENSLAND: Coolangatta; Fraser Is.; Imbil; Indooroopilly; Stanthorpe; Yarraman; VICTORIA: Balwyn; Bright; Deepdene Myrniong.
IBRA
NSW, Qld, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Flinders (FLI), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW North Coast (NNC), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Sap-feeder (associated flora: Eucalyptus globulus Labill., 1800 [MYRTACEAE] Blue Gum; Lophostemon confertus (R.Br.) Peter G.Wilson & J.T.Waterh. [MYRTACEAE] Brush Box; Amyema pendula (Sieber ex Spreng..) Tiegh. [LORANTHACEAE] Drooping Mistletoe; Eucalyptus sp. [MYRTACEAE] Gum Tree; Citrus aurantium L. [RUTACEAE] Orange; Acacia sp. [FABACEAE] Wattle; Banksia sp. [PROTEACEAE]; Caelebogyne ilicifolia J.Sm [EUPHORBIACEAE]; Capparis mitchellii Lindl. [CAPPARACEAE]; Flindersia bennettiana Benth. [RUTACEAE]; Nerium oleander L. [APOCYNACEAE]; Owenia venosa F.Muell. [MELIACEAE]; Pandanus sp. [PANDANACEAE]; Pinus caribaea Morelet [PINACEAE]; Pittosporum sp. [PITTOSPORACEAE]).
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 [279] (as Aspidiotus subrubescens)
Froggatt, W.W. 1914. A descriptive catalogue of the scale insects (Coccidae) of Australia. Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales 25: 311- 319 [318-319] (as Aspidiotus subrubescens)
Laing, F. 1929. Report on Australian Coccidae. Bulletin of Entomological Research 20: 15-37 [25] (as Aspidiotus subrubescens)
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 [207] (as Aspidiotus subrubescens; description)
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 subrubescens)
Takagi, S. 1984. Some aspidiotine scale insects with enlarged setae on the pygidial lobes (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Diaspiidae). Insecta Matsumurana 28: 1-69 [6-7] (as Octaspidiotus subrubescens; description; 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 |