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Genus Rhizoecus Kunckel d'Herculais, 1878

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Genus Rhizoecus Kunckel d'Herculais, 1878

 

Distribution

States

Queensland, South Australia, Victoria


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IBRA

Vic: NSW South Western Slopes (NSS)

ID Keys

(Kosztarab, M., 1996) [194-195] (female; northeastern North America); (Williams, D.J., 1996) [1394] (female; species with large tubular ducts); (Marotta, S., 1995) [120] (female; species Italy); (Tang, F.T., 1992) [44] (female; China); (Williams, D.J. & Granara de Willink, M.C., 1992) [39] (female; Central and South America); (Williams, D.J. & Granara de Willink, M.C., 1992) [495-499] (female; Central and South America); (Danzig, E.M., 1988) [696] (female; Far East of the USSR); (Danzig, E.M., 1988) [706] (female; species Far East of the USSR); (Kosztarab, M. & Kozár, F., 1988) [141] (female; species Central Europe); (Williams, D.J. & Watson, G.W., 1988) [17] (female; tropical South Pacific region); (Avasthi, R.K. & Shafee, S.A., 1987) [4] (female; India); (Cox, J.M., 1987) [85] (female; New Zealand); (Cox, J.M., 1987) [14] (female; New Zealand); (Williams, D.J., 1987) [191-192] (female; species Australia); (Williams, D.J., 1985) [353] (female; Australia); (Williams, D.J., 1985) [234] (female; species India); Williams 1985i [624] (female; species occurring on African violet); (Williams, D.J., 1985) [38] (female; Australia); (Williams, D.J., 1985) [234] (female; India); (Danzig, E.M. [Dantsig], 1980) [196] (female; Far East Russia); (Kawai, S., 1980) [118] (female; species Japan); (Hambleton, E.J., 1979) [148-149] (female; species U.S.A., Florida); (Hambleton, E.J., 1978) [39-40] (female; species America); (Hambleton, E.J., 1976) [6-10] (female; species world); (Tereznikova, E.M., 1975) [246] (female; Ukraine); (Tereznikova, E.M., 1975) [159] (female; Ukraine & Palaearctic Region); (Hambleton, E.J., 1974) [148] (female; species New Zealand); Hambleton 1973 [63-64] (female; species U.S.A., Florida); (Afifi, S. & Kosztarab, M., 1967) [10] (female; world); (McKenzie, H.L., 1967) [46] (female; North America); (McKenzie, H.L., 1967) [371-372] (female; North America); (Beardsley, J.W., 1966) [404] (female; Federated States of Micronesia); (McKenzie, H.L., 1962) [640] (female; North America); (McKenzie, H.L., 1962) [671-673] (female; species North America); (Williams, D.J., 1962) [41] (female; Britain); (McKenzie, H.L., 1961) [41-42] (female; species North America); (McKenzie, H.L., 1960) [692] (female; North America); (McKenzie, H.L., 1960) [742-743] (female; species North America); (Ferris, G.F., 1953) [283] (female; North America); (Ferris, G.F., 1953) [427] (female; North America); (Borchsenius, N.S., 1949) [87] (female; Palaearctic Region); (Borchsenius, N.S., 1949) [174-175] (female; Palaearctic Region); (Hambleton, E.J., 1946) [16-18, 41, 47-48, 51] (female; world)

 

GENERAL

Good definition and characters given by Hambleton, E.J. 1946. Studies of hypogeic mealybugs. Revista de Entomologia. Rio de Janeiro 17: 1–77; Hambleton, E.J. 1973. Florida mealybugs of the genus Rhizoecus with description of a new species (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 75: 62–71; Hambleton, E.J. 1974. Three new species of Rhizoecus (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae) from New Zealand, with notes and redescription of others. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 1: 147–158; Hambleton, E.J. 1976. A revision of the new world mealybugs of the genus Rhizoecus (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae). United States Department of Agriculture Technical Bulletin 1522: 1–88; Ferris in Zimmerman, E.C. 1948. Homoptera: Sternorrhyncha. pp. 268 in Zimmerman, E.C. (ed). Insects of Hawaii. Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press Vol. 5 464 pp., Ferris, G.F. 1953. Atlas of the Scale Insects of North America, v. 6, The Pseudococcidae (Part II). Palo Alto, California : Stanford University Press 506 pp., McKenzie, H.L. 1967. Mealybugs of California with taxonomy, biology, and control of North American species (Homoptera: Cooccoidea: Pseudococcidae). Berkeley : Univ. Calif. Press 526 pp., Ter-Grigorian, M.A. 1973. Soft and armored scales (Coccoidea) mealybugs (Pseudococcidae). In Fauna of Armenian SSR. Izvestiya Akademii Nauk Armianskoi SSR. Erevan [1973]: 1–246, Tereznikova, E.M. 1975. [Coccids. In, The Fauna of Ukraine.]. Akademii Nauk Ukrains'koi SSR Instituta Zoologicheskogo 20(18): 295, Danzig, E.M. [Dantsig] 1980. Coccoids of the Far East USSR (Homoptera, Coccinea) with an analysis of the phylogeny of coccids of the world fauna. Opredeliteli po Faune SSSR 124: 1–343, Cox, J.M. 1987. Pseudococcidae (Insecta: Hemiptera). In, Duval, C.T. (ed). Fauna of New Zealand. Wellington, New Zealand : DSIR Science Information Publishing Centre Vol. 11 229 pp., 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., Williams, D.J. & Granara de Willink, M.C. 1992. Mealybugs of Central and South America. London, England : CAB International Institute of Entomology 635 pp., Tang, F.T. 1992. [The Pseudococcidae of China]. Taigu, Shanxi, China : Shanxi Agricultural University 768 pp., Kosztarab, M. 1996. Scale insects of Northeastern North America. Identification, biology, and distribution. Martinsburg, Virginia : Virginia Museum of Natural History 650 pp.; and by Williams, D.J. 1998. Mealybugs of the genera Eumyrmococcus Silvestri and Xenococcus Silvestri associated with the ant genus Acropyga Roger and a review of the subfamily Rhizoecinae (Hemiptera, Coccoidea, Pseudococcidae). Bulletin of the Natural History Museum. Entomology Series (London) 67: 1–64.

 

General References

Beardsley, J.W. 1966. Insects of Micronesia. Homoptera: Coccoidea. Insects of Micronesia 6: 377-562 [467] (taxonomy)

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. [441-442] (catalogue)

Borchsenius, N.S. 1949. Insects Homoptera. suborders mealybugs and scales (Coccoidea). Family mealybugs (Pseudococcidae). Vol. VII. Fauna SSSR. Zoologicheskii Institut Akademii Nauk SSSR 38: 1-382 [174-175] (taxonomy, description)

Cockerell, T.D.A. 1899. Some notes on Coccidae. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 1899: 259-275 [265] (taxonomy)

Cox, J.M. 1987. Pseudococcidae (Insecta: Hemiptera). In, Duval, C.T. (ed.). Fauna of New Zealand. Wellington, New Zealand : DSIR Science Information Publishing Centre Vol. 11 229 pp. [84-85] (taxonomy, description)

Danzig, E.M. [Dantsig] 1980. Coccoids of the Far East USSR (Homoptera, Coccinea) with an analysis of the phylogeny of coccids of the world fauna. Opredeliteli po Faune SSSR 124: 1-343 [110, 196] (taxonomy, description)

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 [113, 115] (catalogue)

Ferris, G.F. 1953. Atlas of the Scale Insects of North America. v. 6. The Pseudococcidae. (Part 2). Palo Alto, California : Stanford University Press Vol. 6(2) 506 pp. [386, 424, 426] (taxonomy, description)

Gómez-Menor Ortega, J. 1957. Adiciones a los cóccidos de España (4a nota). Eos 33: 39-86 [68] (taxonomy, description)

Goux, L. 1941. Description d'un Rhizoecus nouveau et de sa larve néonate (!). (Note sur les coccides (Hem. Coccoidea) de la France. 31me note.). Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle. Marseille 1: 197-203 [197] (taxonomy, description)

Goux, L. 1943. Notes sur les coccides (Hem. Coccoidea) de la France (33me note). Nouvelle contribution à l'étude des Parahizoecus avec description de deux espèces nouvelles et de leur larve néonate. Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle. Marseille 3: 41-55 [41] (taxonomy)

Hambleton, E.J. 1946. Studies of hypogeic mealybugs. Revista de Entomologia. Rio de Janeiro 17: 1-77 [47-48] (taxonomy, description)

Kawai, S. 1972. Diagnostic notes and biology of the coccid species occurring on cultivated or wild trees and shrubs in Japan (Homoptera: Coccoidea). Bulletin of the Tokyo-To Agricultural Experiment Station 6: 1-54 [9] (taxonomy)

Kosztarab, M. 1996. Scale insects of Northeastern North America. Identification, biology, and distribution. Martinsburg, Virginia : Virginia Museum of Natural History 650 pp. [76, 191-192] (taxonomy, description)

Kosztarab, M. & Kozár, F. 1988. Scale Insects of Central Europe. Budapest : Akadémiai Kiado 456 pp. [140-141] (taxonomy, description)

McKenzie, H.L. 1967. Mealybugs of California with taxonomy, biology, and control of North American species (Homoptera: Cooccoidea: Pseudococcidae). Berkeley : Univ. Calif. Press 526 pp. [368, 370-372] (taxonomy, description)

Morrison, H. & Morrison, E.R. 1966. An annotated list of generic names of the scale insects (Homoptera: Coccoidea). Miscellaneous Publication United States Department of Agriculture 1015: 1-206 [125, 132, 147, 172] (taxonomy, catalogue)

Russo, A. & Mazzeo, G. 1992. [Rhizoecus americanus (Hambleton) and Pseudaulacaspis cockerelli (Cooley) (Homoptera Coccoidea): pest of ornamental plants in Italy.]. Bollettino di Zoologia Agraria e di Bachicoltura. Milano II 24(2): 215-221 [216] (taxonomy)

Signoret, V. 1882. Observations sur divers Hemiptères Boisduvalia, Mytilaspis, et Rhyzaecus. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France, Bulletin 6 2: xxxv-xxxvi [xxxv] (taxonomy)

Tang, F.T. 1992. [The Pseudococcidae of China]. Taigu, Shanxi, China : Shanxi Agricultural University 768 pp. [51-52, 53, 64] (taxonomy, description)

Tereznikova, E.M. 1975. [Coccids. In, The Fauna of Ukraine.]. Akademii Nauk Ukrains'koi SSR Instituta Zoologicheskogo 20(18): 295 [246] (taxonomy, description)

Ter-Grigorian, M.A. 1973. Soft and armored scales (Coccoidea) mealybugs (Pseudococcidae). In Fauna of Armenian SSR. Izvestiya Akademii Nauk Armianskoi SSR. Erevan [1973]: 1-246 [89-90] (taxonomy, description)

Williams, D.J. 1962. The British Pseudococcidae (Homoptera: Coccoidea). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 12: 1-79 [7, 41] (taxonomy)

Williams, D.J. 1985. Australian Mealybugs. London : British Museum (Natural History) 431 pp. [352-353] (taxonomy, description)

Williams, D.J. 1998. Mealybugs of the genera Eumyrmococcus Silvestri and Xenococcus Silvestri associated with the ant genus Acropyga Roger and a review of the subfamily Rhizoecinae (Hemiptera, Coccoidea, Pseudococcidae). Bulletin of the Natural History Museum, London (Entomology) 67: 1-64 [28-29] (taxonomy, description)

Williams, D.J. & Granara de Willink, M.C. 1992. Mealybugs of Central and South America. London, England : CAB International Institute of Entomology 635 pp. [492, 494-499] (taxonomy, description)

Williams, D.J. & Matile-Ferrero, D. 1995. The identity and distribution of the African mealybug Pseudococcus occiduus de Lotto (Homoptera, Coccoidea, Pseudococcidae), a species common on coffee, cacao, mango and other economic plants. Revue Française d'Entomologie ns 17(1): 1-4 [1391-1394] (taxonomy)

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. [213, 215] (taxonomy, description)

Zimmerman, E.C. 1948. Homoptera: Sternorrhyncha. 268 in Zimmerman, E.C. (ed.). Insects of Hawaii. Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press Vol. 5 464 pp. [149, 158] (taxonomy, description)

 

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 16-Apr-2024 REVIEWED Dr Vivian Sandoval (ABRS)
20-Jun-2022 COCCOIDEA 20-Jun-2022 MOVED
21-Nov-2012 21-Nov-2012 MODIFIED
29-Jun-2012 29-Jun-2012 MODIFIED
12-Feb-2010 (import)