Species Spilococcus mamillariae (Bouché, 1844)

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• Coccus mamillariae Bouché, P.F. 1844. Beiträge zur Naturgeschichte der Scharlachläuse (Coccina). Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung 5: 293-302 [302].

  Type data:

   Neotype NHM-UK 1 adult ♀, ENGLAND: Essex, Laindon.

  Subsequent designation references:

  Ben-Dov, Y. & Cox, J.M. 1990. The identity of five species of scale insects (Hem., Homoptera, Coccoidea), living on ornamental plants, originally described by P. F. Bouché. Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 126: 79-84 [82].
• Trionymus leucopogi Brittin, G. 1938. A systematic classification of Pseudococcus and some related genera. Part I. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 68: 325-348 [345].
• Spilococcus cactearum McKenzie, H.L. 1960. Taxonomic study of California mealybugs with descriptions of new species (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae). Hilgardia 29: 681-770 [757].

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Ben-Dov, Y. & Cox, J.M. 1990. The identity of five species of scale insects (Hem., Homoptera, Coccoidea), living on ornamental plants, originally described by P. F. Bouché. Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 126: 79-84 [81] (synonymy of Spilococcus cactearum McKenzie, 1960; synonymy of Trionymus leucopogi Brittin, 1938)

Distribution

States

New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania

Ecological Descriptors

Sap-feeder.

ID Keys

(Williams, D.J. & Granara de Willink, M.C., 1992) [587] (female; Central and South America); (Cox, J.M., 1987) [93] (female; New Zealand); (Miller, D.R. & McKenzie, H.L., 1973) [522] (female; North America); (McKenzie, H.L., 1967) [411] (female; U.S.A., California); (McKenzie, H.L., 1960) [755] (female; North America); (McKenzie, H.L., 1960) [679] (female; North America); (Borchsenius, N.S., 1949) [93] (female; Palaearctic Region)

GENERAL

Good description of the adult female given by 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. Good description and illustration of the adult female given by McKenzie, H.L. 1960. Taxonomic study of California mealybugs with descriptions of new species (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae). Hilgardia 29: 681–770; 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., Williams, D.J. 1962. The British Pseudococcidae (Homoptera: Coccoidea). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Entomology 12: 1–79 (both as Spilococcus cactearum), Tereznikova, E.M. 1983. [Cactus mealybug (Homoptera Pseudococcidae) in greenhouses of Kiev.]. Vestnik Zoologii. Institut Zoologii Akademiya Nauk Ukrainskoi SSR. Kiev No. 1: 74–76 (as P. mamillariae), 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. (as C. leucopogi), 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 (as S. leucopogi 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 and illustration of the larval instars and adult male given by Manichote, P. & Middlekauff, W.W. 1967. Life history studies of the cactus mealybug Spilococcus cactearum McKenzie (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae). Hilgardia 37: 639–660 (as S. cactearum).

BIOLOGY

Life history under greenhouse conditions in California studied by Manichote, P. & Middlekauff, W.W. 1967. Life history studies of the cactus mealybug Spilococcus cactearum McKenzie (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae). Hilgardia 37: 639–660. Develops one annual generation in greenhouse at Napoli, Italy; female overwinters as third nymph and male as pupa (see Marotta, S. 1992. [Biological observations on Spilococcus mammillariae (Bouche) (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae) on cacti in Campania.] Note biologiche su Spilococcus mammillariae (Bouche) (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae) su piante grasse in Campania. Proceedings of the Sixteenth Italian National Congress of Entomology. (Atti XVI Congresso Nazionale italiano di Entomologia). 735–739 pp.).

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. and by 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. Manichote, P. & Middlekauff, W.W. 1967. Life history studies of the cactus mealybug Spilococcus cactearum McKenzie (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae). Hilgardia 37: 639–660 reported (as S cactearum) chromosome number 2n=20.

Common Name References

McKenzie, H.L. 1960. Taxonomic study of California mealybugs with descriptions of new species (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae). Hilgardia 29: 681-770 (Cited also by and ) (Cactus Mealybug)

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