Genus Vryburgia De Lotto, 1967

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• Vryburgia De Lotto, G. 1967. The mealybugs of South Africa (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae), I. Entomology Memoirs, Department of Agricultural Technical Services, Republic of South Africa. Pretoria 12: 1-28 [21].

  Type species:

   Pseudococcus bechuanae Brain, 1915 by original designation.

Introduction

Good definition and characters given by De Lotto (1967), Tranfaglia (1981), Williams (1985), and by Cox (1987). Characters discussed by Tranfaglia (1981), Williams (1985), and by Cox (1987).

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

SA, Tas: Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS)

ID Keys

(Marotta, S., 1992) [67] (female; Italy); (Cox, J.M., 1987) [14] (female; New Zealand); (Williams, D.J., 1985) [386-387] (female; Australia); (Williams, D.J., 1985) [37, 39] (female; Australia); (De Lotto, G., 1967) [22] (female; species South Africa)

General References

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. [538] (catalogue)

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. [97] (taxonomy, description)

De Lotto, G. 1967. The mealybugs of South Africa (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae), I. Entomology Memoirs, Department of Agricultural Technical Services, Republic of South Africa. Pretoria 12: 1-28 [21-22] (taxonomy, description)

Tranfaglia, A. 1981. [Studies on Homoptera, Coccoidea: 5. Morpho-systematic notes on some species of cochineals with descriptions of 3 new species of Pseudococcidae.]. Bollettino del Laboratorio di Entomologia Agraria 'Filippo Silvestri', Portici 38: 3-28 [16] (taxonomy, description)

Williams, D.J. 1985. Australian Mealybugs. London : British Museum (Natural History) 431 pp. [37, 39, 386-387] (taxonomy, description)

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