Aspidiotus
For the snake genus, see Aspidites.
| Aspidiotus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Aspidiotus nerii oleander scale | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
| Superfamily: | Coccoidea |
| Family: | Diaspididae |
| Tribe: | Aspidiotini |
| Subtribe: | Aspidiotina |
| Genus: | Aspidiotus Bouche, 1833 |
| Species | |
|
see text | |
Aspidiotus is a genus of armoured scale insects.[1] It includes several agricultural and horticultural pests.
A. destructor was originally blamed for a massive die-off of coconut trees in the Philippines which began about 2009. It has been involved previously in die-offs in Indonesia. In July 2014, following a detailed morphological review, scientists announced that instead A. rigidus, was to blame. A. rigidus has few natural predators in the Philippines which lead to the surging infestation. [2]
Species
- Aspidiotus anningensis Tang & Chu, 1983
- Aspidiotus artus Munting, 1971[1]
- Aspidiotus atomarius (Hall, 1946)[1]
- Aspidiotus atripileus Munting, 1971[1]
- Aspidiotus beilschmiediae Takagi, 1969[3][4]
- Aspidiotus brachystegiae Hall, 1928
- Aspidiotus capensis Newstead, 1917
- Aspidiotus cerasi Fitch, 1857
- Aspidiotus chamaeropsis Signoret, 1869
- Aspidiotus chinensis Kuwana & Muramatsu, 1931
- Aspidiotus cryptomeriae Kuwana, 1902
- Aspidiotus destructor Cockerell in Fernald, 1903 - coconut scale[5]
- Aspidiotus hedericola Leonardi, 1920
- Aspidiotus nerii Bouché, 1833 - oleander scale, worldwide distribution, originated in Europe[6][7]
- Aspidiotus taiyuanensis (Feng, 2011)
- Aspidiotus zizyphi Hall, 1929
Former species
- Aspidiotus abieticola Koroneos, 1934 synonym for Dynaspidiotus abieticola (Koroneos, 1934)
- Aspidiotus hederae Leonardi, 1898 synonym for Aspidiotus nerii Bouché, 1833
- Aspidiotus ostreaeformis Curtis, 1843 synonym for Diaspidiotus ostreaeformis (Curtis, 1843)[8][9]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Munting, J. (1971). "Notes on the genus Aspidiotus Bouché (Homoptera: Diaspididae)". Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa 34 (2): 305–317.
- ↑ NSIKAN AKPAN (18 August 2014). "Killer bug behind coconut plague identified | Science News". Science News. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
- ↑ Takagi, Sadao (1969). "Diaspididae of Taiwan based on material collected in connection with the Japan-U.S. Co-operative Science Programme, 1965 (Homoptera: Coccoidea). Part I." (PDF). Insecta Matsumurana 32 (1): 1–110.
- ↑ Tachikawa, T. (1973). "Discovery of Aspidiotus beilschmiediae Takagi (Homoptera: Diaspididae) from Japan and its Aphelinid parasite (Hymenoptera)". Transactions of the Shikoku Entomological Society 11 (4): 137.
- ↑ Kessing, Jayma L. Martin; Mau, Ronald F.L. and Diez, J. M. (April 2007). "Aspidiotus destructor (Signoret)". Honolulu, Hawaii: EXTension ENTOmology & UH-CTAHR Integrated Pest Management Program, University of Hawaii. Archived from the original on 27 June 2007.
- ↑ Lidgett, J. (1902). "Aspidiotus hederae in Australia". Entomological News 13: 43–45.
- ↑ Tenbrink, Victoria and Hara, Arnold H. (March 1992). "Aspidiotus nerii (Bouché)". Hilo, Hawaii: EXTension ENTOmology & UH-CTAHR Integrated Pest Management Program, University of Hawaii. Archived from the original on 27 June 2007.
- ↑ Curtis, J. (1843). "Aspidiotus ostreaeformis (the pear-tree oysterscale)". The Gardeners' Chronicle and gardening illustrated (London) 46:: 805.
- ↑ Borchsenius, Nikolai S. (1949). "Identification of the soft and armored scales of Armenia". Proceedings of the Armenian SSR Academy of Sciences (in Russian) 1949: 1–271.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, January 30, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.