Valid Names Results
Asterolecanium melaleucae (Maskell, 1894) (Asterolecaniidae: Asterolecanium)Nomenclatural History
- Sphaerococcus melaleucae Maskell 1894b: 94. Type data: AUSTRALIA: New South Wales, Penhurst, on Melaleuca linariifolia, collected by W.W. Froggatt.. Syntypes, female, by original designation Type depository: Auckland: New Zealand Arthropod Collection, Landcare Research, New Zealand; Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.
- Sphaerococcus acaciae melaleucae Maskell, 1894; Fuller 1897c: 10. change of combination and rank
- Asterolecanium melaleucae (Maskell, 1894); Miller, Ben-Dov & Gibson 1998: 294. change of combination
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Myrtaceae
- Melaleuca linariifolia | Maskel1894b
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- Australia
- New South Wales | Maskel1894b
Keys
Remarks
- Systematics: Miller et al. (1998) assigned this species to the Asterolecaniidae with no indication to its generic placement. Here it is assigned to Asterolecanium, but it needs further verification.
Illustrations
Citations
- Cocker1899a: taxonomy, 392
- DeitzTo1980: distribution, host, taxonomy, 20
- Fernal1903b: 85
- Fuller1897c: taxonomy, 10
- Fuller1899b: taxonomy, 1346+
- HendriKo1999: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 178-179
- Maskel1894b: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 94
- MillerGuWi1998: distribution, host, taxonomy, 294-295
- Willia2017a: catalog, list of species, 204
