Species Rastrococcus truncatispinus Williams, 1985

Museums

Regional Maps

• Rastrococcus truncatispinus Williams, D.J. 1985. Australian Mealybugs. London : British Museum (Natural History) 431 pp. [350].

  Type data:

   Holotype BCRI ♀, Somersby, New South Wales.
  Paratype(s) BCRI ♀ (same data as holotype); ANIC ♀ (same data as holotype); BMNH ♀ (same data as holotype).

Distribution

States

New South Wales

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

NSW: Sydney Basin (SB)

Ecological Descriptors

Sap-feeder.

ID Keys

(Williams, D.J., 1989) [439] (female; world); (Williams, D.J., 1985) [341] (female; Australia)

GENERAL

Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Williams, D.J. 1985. Australian Mealybugs. London : British Museum (Natural History) 431 pp.; Williams, D.J. 1989. The mealybug genus Rastrococcus Ferris (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae). Systematic Entomology 14(4): 433–486.

STRUCTURE

Colour photograph by Smith, D., Beattie, G.A.C. & Broadley, R.H. 1997. Citrus Pests and their Natural Enemies: Integrated Pest Management in Australia. Brisbane, Australia : State of Queensland, Department of Primary Industries, and Horticultural Research and Development Corp. 263 pp..

Common Name References

Smith, D., Beattie, G.A.C. & Broadley, R.H. 1997. Citrus Pests and their Natural Enemies: Integrated Pest Management in Australia. Brisbane, Australia : State of Queensland, Department of Primary Industries, and Horticultural Research and Development Corp. 263 pp. (cited also by ) (Rastrococcus Mealybug)

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