Species Vryburgia brevicruris (McKenzie, 1960)

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• Chorizococcus brevicruris McKenzie, H.L. 1960. Taxonomic study of California mealybugs with descriptions of new species (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae). Hilgardia 29: 681-770 [697].
• Chorizococcus radicalis Brookes, H.M. 1976. New species and records of Chorizococcus McKenzie in Australia (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 15: 421-432 [427].

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Williams, D.J. 1985. Australian Mealybugs. London : British Museum (Natural History) 431 pp. [387] (synonymy of Chorizococcus radicalis Brookes, 1976)

Ecological Descriptors

Sap-feeder.

ID Keys

(Williams, D.J., 1985) [387] (female; Australia); (Brookes, H.M., 1976) [422] (female; Australia); (McKenzie, H.L., 1967) [88] (female; U.S.A., California); (McKenzie, H.L., 1964) [220] (female; North America); (McKenzie, H.L., 1961) [16] (female; North America); (McKenzie, H.L., 1960) [694] (female; North America)

GENERAL

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. 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.

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..

ECONOMIC AND CONTROL

A serious pest of Huernia spp. and Stapelia spp. (see Kozarzhevskaya, E. & Reitzel, J. 1977. Some soil mealybugs (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae) found in Denmark. Tidsskrift for Planteavl 81: 374–380).

Common Name References

McKenzie, H.L. 1960. Taxonomic study of California mealybugs with descriptions of new species (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae). Hilgardia 29: 681-770 (Short-legged Mealybug)

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