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Species Rhizoecus cacticans (Hambleton, 1946)

Cacticans Mealybug

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

 

Distribution

States

South Australia


Ecological Descriptors

Sap-feeder.

 

ID Keys

(Marotta, S., 1995) [120] (female; Italy); (Russo, A. & Mazzeo, G., 1992) [218] (female; Italy); (Tang, F.T., 1992) [54] (female; China); (Williams, D.J. & Granara de Willink, M.C., 1992) [498] (female; Central and South America); (Williams, D.J., 1987) [191] (female; Australia); (Williams, D.J., 1985) [353] (female; Australia); (Williams, D.J., 1985) [624] (female; species of Rhizoecus on Saintpaulia spp.); (Hambleton, E.J., 1979) [149] (female; U.S.A., Florida); (Hambleton, E.J., 1976) [10] (female; world); (Hambleton, E.J., 1973) [64] (female; U.S.A., Florida); (McKenzie, H.L., 1967) [371] (female; U.S.A., California); (McKenzie, H.L., 1962) [671] (female; North America); (Williams, D.J., 1962) [43] (female); (McKenzie, H.L., 1961) [42] (female; North America); (McKenzie, H.L., 1960) [742] (female; North America); (Ferris, G.F., 1953) [427] (female; North America); (Hambleton, E.J., 1946) [61] (female; world)

 

GENERAL

Good description and illustration of the adult female given by 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., 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, Zahradník, J. 1990. 3.9.9.1 Conifers. In, Rosen, D. (ed). Armoured Scale Insects, Their Biology, Natural Enemies and Control, Vol. 4B. World Crop Pests. Amsterdam, The Netherlands : Elsevier 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.. Good description of the adult female given by Tang, F.T. 1992. [The Pseudococcidae of China]. Taigu, Shanxi, China : Shanxi Agricultural University 768 pp..

BIOLOGY

Occurring on the roots of the host plants.

STRUCTURE

Colour photograph given by 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.. SEM micrograph of wax secretion given by Foldi, I. 1991. The wax glands in scale insects: comparative ultrastructure, secretion, function and evolution (Homoptera: Coccoidea). Annales de la Société Entomologique de France ns 27(2): 163–188.

ECONOMIC AND CONTROL

May cause extensive damage in greenhouses at the temperate Regions (see Dziedzicka, A. 1990. The characteristic of scale insects (Coccinea) occurring in Polish greenhouses. Part III. Pseudococcidae. Acta Biologica Cracoviensia Zool. 32: 29–38; and Zahradník, J. 1990. 3.9.9.1 Conifers. In, Rosen, D. (ed). Armoured Scale Insects, Their Biology, Natural Enemies and Control, Vol. 4B. World Crop Pests. Amsterdam, The Netherlands : Elsevier).

 

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 MODIFIED Dr Vivian Sandoval (ABRS)
20-Jun-2022 COCCOIDEA 20-Jun-2022 MOVED
21-Nov-2012 01-May-2014 MODIFIED
29-Jun-2012 29-Jun-2012 MODIFIED
12-Feb-2010 (import)