Species Pulvinaria thompsoni Maskell, 1896
Cottony Thompson Scale
- Pulvinaria thompsoni Maskell, W.M. 1896. Further coccid notes, with descriptions of new species and discussions of questions of interest. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 28: 380-411 [dated 1895] [393].
Type data:
Lectotype ANIC ♀, AUSTRALIA. - Pulvinaria paradelpha Cockerell, T.D.A. 1899. Notes on Australian Coccidae. 1. – The Australian species of Mytilaspis. 2. – A new Pulvinaria. Victorian Naturalist 16: 13-16 [15].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Qin, T.K. & Gullan, P.J. 1992. A revision of the Australian pulvinariine soft scales (Insecta: Hemiptera: Coccidae). Journal of Natural History 26: 103-164 [151] (synonymy of Pulvinaria paradelpha Cockerell & Lidgett in Cockerell, 1899)
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, Tasmania, Victoria
Ecological Descriptors
Sap-feeder.
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/. (Cottony Thompson Scale)
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2024 | COCCOIDEA | 22-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Vivian Sandoval (ABRS) |
| 21-Nov-2012 | 01-May-2014 | MODIFIED | ||
| 29-Jun-2012 | 29-Jun-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |