Valid Names Results
Colobopyga australiensis Deitz, 1979 (Halimococcidae: Colobopyga)Nomenclatural History
- Colobopyga australiensis Deitz 1979: 454-457. Type data: AUSTRALIA: taken in quarantine at San Francisco, California, United States, 02/06/1932, on "Kentia palm" seed. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Canberra: Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO Entomology, Australia; accepted valid name Notes: Paratypes also in USNM and NZAC. Illustr.
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Arecaceae
- Howea forsteriana | ClapsDe2001 Deitz1979 | The host was given as "kentia palm."
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- Australia | Deitz1979
Keys
- Deitz1979: pp.454 ( Adult (F) ) [Species of Colobopyga]
Remarks
- Systematics: Colopyga australiensis is very close to C. hedyscepes. Adult females of C. australiensis are larger and have a more elongate pygidium; 2nd instar females of the two species also differ in shape (Deitz, 1979).
- Structure: Slide-mounted adult female 1.37-1.67 mm long, turbinate. Pygidium tapering posteriorly, apex rounded (Deitz, 1979).
- General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration of second instar and adult female by Deitz (1979).
Illustrations
Citations
- Deitz1979: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 454, 456
- Kohler1987: distribution, host, taxonomy, 118, 123
