Species Unaspis citri (Comstock, 1883)
- Chionaspis citri Comstock, J.H. 1883. Second report on scale insects, including a monograph of the sub-family Diaspidinae of the family Coccidae and a list, with notes of the other species of scale insects found in North America. Cornell University Agricultural Experimental Station, Department of Entomology Report 2: 47-142 [100-102] [illustration].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, Louisiana, USA.Type host:
Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck [RUTACEAE] - Dinaspis veitchi Green, E.E. & Laing, F. 1923. Descriptions of some new species and some new records of Coccidae—I. Diaspidinae. Bulletin of Entomological Research 14: 123-131 [123] [illustration].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
NEW SOUTH WALES: Sydney; QUEENSLAND: Aurukun; Indooroopilly; Mackay; Mareeba; Mundubbera; Murray I.; Nambour; Ormiston; Portland Roads; Thornlands; Central America; South Pacific; West Indies.
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, Vic: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Sap-feeder (associated flora: Citrus paradisi Macfad. [RUTACEAE] Grapefruit; Citrus limon (L.) Burm.f. [RUTACEAE] Lemon; Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck [RUTACEAE] Orange; Citrus reticulata Blanco [RUTACEAE] mandarin; Citrus sp. [RUTACEAE]).
General References
Beardsley, J.W. 1966. Insects of Micronesia. Homoptera: Coccoidea. Insects of Micronesia 6: 377-562 [558] (as Unaspis citri)
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 [214-215] (as Chionaspis citri)
Ferris, G.F. 1937. Atlas of the scale insects of North America. Series 1. Palo Alto, California : Stanford University Press Vol. 1 136 pp. [129] (as Unaspis citri; description; illustration)
Froggatt, W.W. 1914. A descriptive catalogue of the scale insects (Coccidae) of Australia (Part I). Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales 25: 983-989 [986] (as Chionaspis citri; description)
Houser, J.S. 1918. The Coccidae of Cuba. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 11: 157-172 [160] (as Chionaspis citri)
Kuwana, I. 1926. The diaspine Coccidae of Japan, IV. Genera Cryptoparlatoria, Howardia, Sasakiaspis, Diaspis, Aulacaspis, Pinnaspis and Prontaspis. Imperial Plant Quarantine Service Technical Bulletin 4: 1-44, 12 pls, 1 fig. [43-44] (as Prontaspis citri; description; illustration)
Maskell, W.M. 1893. Further coccid notes: with descriptions of new species from Australia, India, Sandwich Islands, Demerara, and South Pacific. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 25: 201-252 [211] (as Chionaspis citri; description)
Maskell, W.M. 1895. Synoptical list of Coccidae reported from Australasia and the Pacific Islands up to December 1894. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 27: 1-35 [9] (as Chionaspis citri)
Rao, V.P. 1949. The genus Unaspis MacGillivray (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Diaspididae). Microentomology 14(2): 59-72 [62] (as Unaspis citri; description; illustration)
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. [247-248] (as Unaspis citri; description; illustration)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2024 | COCCOIDEA | 05-Jun-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Vivian Sandoval (ABRS) |
| 05-Jun-2024 | DIASPIDIDAE | 29-May-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 29-Mar-2018 | COCCOIDEA | 05-Jun-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 29-Mar-2018 | DIASPIDIDAE | 05-Jun-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 29-Mar-2018 | 05-Jun-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 21-Nov-2012 | 05-Jun-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 29-Jun-2012 | 05-Jun-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Jun-2024 | MODIFIED |