Species Pseudaulacaspis eugeniae (Maskell, 1892)
- Chionaspis eugeniae Maskell, W.M. 1892. Further coccid notes: with descriptions of new species, and remarks on coccids from New Zealand, Australia and elsewhere. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 24: 1-64 [dated 1891] [14] [illustration].
Type data:
Status unknown, ANIC, Australia
Comment: (cotype ASCU). - Chionaspis eugeniae major Froggatt, W.W. 1914. A descriptive catalogue of the scale insects (Coccidae) of Australia (Part I). Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales 25: 983-989 [988].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
NEW SOUTH WALES: Gosford district; VICTORIA: Goulburn; WESTERN AUSTRALIA: East Kimberley; Sandwich Islands.
IBRA
NSW, WA: Central Kimberley (CK), Dampierland (DL), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: SE coastal
- Western Australia: N coastal
- Hawaii
Oriental Region
- China (People's Republic)
- Sri Lanka
Palaearctic Region
- Japan
Ecological Descriptors
Sap-feeder (associated flora: Lophostemon confertus (R.Br.) Peter G.Wilson & J.T.Waterh. [MYRTACEAE] Brush Box; Livistona australis (R.Br.) Mart. [ARECACEAE] Cabbage Tree; Leptospermum laevigatum (Gaertn.) F.Muell. [MYRTACEAE] Coast Teatree; Eucalyptus sp. [MYRTACEAE] Gum Tree; Leptospermum sp. [MYRTACEAE] Tea-tree; Melaleuca sp. [MYRTACEAE] Tea-tree; Telopea speciosissima (Sm.) R.Br. [PROTEACEAE] Waratah; Eugenia elliptica Sm. [MYRTACEAE]; Melaleuca ericifolia Sm. [MYRTACEAE]; Persoonia sp. [PROTEACEAE]; Ricinus communis L. [EUPHORBIACEAE]; Viburnum sp. [CAPRIFOLIACEAE]; Xanthorrhoea sp. [XANTHORRHOEACEAE]).
Extra Ecological Information
'Xmas' bush, Kentia palm.
General References
Ferris, G.F. 1955. The genus Phenacaspis Cooley and Cockerell. Part I. (Insecta: Homoptera: Coccoidea). Microentomology 20(3): 41-82 [48-49] (as Phenacaspis eugeniae; description; illustration)
Fuller, C. 1897. Some Coccidae of Western Australia. Journal of Western Australia Bureau of Agriculture 4: 1344-1346 [1344] (as Chionaspis eugeniae)
Fuller, C. 1899. Notes and descriptions of some species of Western Australian Coccidae. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1899: 435-473 [472] (as Chionaspis eugeniae)
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 [211] (as Chionaspis eugeniae)
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 [10] (as Chionaspis eugeniae)
Maskell, W.M. 1897. Further coccid notes: with descriptions of new species and discussions of points of interest. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 29: 293-331 [306] (as Chionaspis eugeniae)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14-Dec-2022 | DIASPIDIDAE | 29-May-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 29-Mar-2018 | COCCOIDEA | 29-May-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 29-Mar-2018 | DIASPIDIDAE | 29-May-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 29-Mar-2018 | 29-May-2023 | MODIFIED | ||
| 21-Nov-2012 | 29-May-2023 | MODIFIED | ||
| 29-Jun-2012 | 29-May-2023 | MODIFIED | ||
| 29-May-2023 | MODIFIED |