Species Phenacoccus parvus Morrison, 1924

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• Phenacoccus parvus Morrison, H. 1924. The Coccidae of the Williams Galapagos Expedition. Zoologica (New York) 5: 143-152 [147].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) USNEC, ECUADOR: Galapagos Islands, Tover, on bush near shore.
• Phenacoccus surinamensis Green, E.E. 1933. Notes on some Coccidae from Surinam, Dutch Guiana, with descriptions of new species. Stylops 2: 49-58 [51].

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Williams, D.J. & Cox, J.M. 1984. Notes on the distribution of Phenacoccus parvus Morrison = P. surinamensis Green syn. n. (Hem., Pseudoccidae). Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 120: 139-140 [139] (Phenacoccus surinamensis Green ,1933)

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Ecological Descriptors

Sap-feeder.

 

ID Keys

(Williams, D.J. & Granara de Willink, M.C., 1992) [348] (female; Central and South America); (Williams, D.J. & Watson, G.W., 1988) [159] (female; tropical South Pacific region).

 

GENERAL

Good description and illustration of the adult female given by 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. and by Williams, D.J. & Granara de Willink, M.C. 1992. Mealybugs of Central and South America. London, England : CAB International Institute of Entomology 635 pp..

STRUCTURE

See colour photograph in Gonzalez, R.H. & Curkovic, S.T. 1994. [Pest management and degradation of pesticide residues on kiwi.] Manejo de plagas y degradación de residuos de pesticidas en kiwi. Revista Fruticola 15: 5–20.

 

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. [335] (catalogue)

Boussienguet, J. & Matile-Ferrero, D. 1987. [Note on the occurrence of Phenacoccus parvus Morrison in Gabon.] Note sur la présence au Gabon de Phenacoccus parvus Morrison (Homoptera, Coccoidea, Pseudococcidae). Revue Française d'Entomologie 9: 8 [8] (host, distribution)

Granara de Willink, M.C., Scatoni, I.B., Terra, A.L. & Frioni, M.I. 1997. [Mealybugs (Homoptera, Pseudococcidae) that affect crops and wild plants in Uruguay, updated list of the host plants.] Cochinillas harinosas (Homoptera, Pseudococcidae) que afectan plantas cultivadas y silvestres en Uruguay. Agrociencia 1(1): 96-100 [97, 98] (host, distribution, economic importance)

Green, E.E. 1933. Notes on some Coccidae from Surinam, Dutch Guiana, with descriptions of new species. Stylops 2: 49-58 [51] (taxonomy, description, illustration, host, distribution)

Hodgson, C.J. & Hilburn, D.J. 1990. List of plant hosts of Coccoidea recorded in Bermuda up to 1989. Hamilton, Bermuda : Department of Agriculture, Fisheries & Parks Vol. 39 22 pp. [10, 16, 20] (host, distribution)

Hodgson, C.J. & Hilburn, D.J. 1991. An annotated checklist of the Coccoidea of Bermuda. Florida Entomologist 74(1): 133-146 [144] (host, distribution)

Matile-Ferrero, D. 1986. [New data on the distribution of Phenacoccus parvus Morrison in Africa.] Nouvelles données sur la distribution de Phenacoccus parvus Morrison en Afrique (Hom. Pseudococcidae). Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France 91: 212 [212] (host, distribution)

Morrison, H. 1924. The Coccidae of the Williams Galapagos Expedition. Zoologica (New York) 5: 143-152 [147-148] (taxonomy, description, illustration, host, distribution)

Williams, D.J. & Butcher, C.F. 1987. Scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of Vanuatu. New Zealand Entomologist 9: 88-99 [92] (host, distribution)

Williams, D.J. & Cox, J.M. 1984. Notes on the distribution of Phenacoccus parvus Morrison = P. surinamensis Green syn. n. (Hem., Pseudoccidae). Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 120: 139-140 [139] (taxonomy, host, distribution)

Williams, D.J. & Granara de Willink, M.C. 1992. Mealybugs of Central and South America. London, England : CAB International Institute of Entomology 635 pp. [379-381] (taxonomy, description, illustration, host, distribution)

Williams, D.J. & Hamon, A.B. 1994. Phenacoccus parvus Morrison, a possible injurious mealybug recorded for the first time from Florida (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae). Insecta Mundi 8(1–2): 16 [16] (host, distribution)

Williams, D.J. & Miller, D.R. 1999. Two new genera and species of mealybugs (Hemiptera : Coccoidea : Pseudococcidae) that produce plant galls. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 101(3): 522-539 [524] (taxonomy, life history)

Williams, D.J. & Watson, G.W. 1988. The Scale Insects of the Tropical South Pacific Region. Pt. 2: The mealybugs (Pseudococcidae). London : CAB International Institute of Entomology 260 pp. [158-159] (taxonomy, description, illustration, host, distribution)

 

Common Name References

Naumann, I.D., Ingram, R.J. & Floyd, R. 2002. Australian Insect Common Names, based on CSIRO Handbook of Australian Insect Names. 6th edn 1993. http://www.ento.csiro.au/aicn/. (Lantana Mealybug)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
05-Jun-2024	COCCOIDEA	20-Dec-2023	MODIFIED	Dr Vivian Sandoval (ABRS)
21-Nov-2012		01-May-2014	MODIFIED
29-Jun-2012		29-Jun-2012	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)