Valid Names Results

Crystallotesta ornatella (Henderson & Hodgson, 2000) (Coccidae: Crystallotesta)

Nomenclatural History

Crystallotesta ornatella Henderson & Hodgson 2000: 95. Type data: NEW ZEALAND: North Island, Auckland, Hunua Range, host plant not indicated, October 1982, coll. C.F. Butcher. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Auckland: New Zealand Arthropod Collection, Landcare Research, New Zealand; accepted valid name Illustr.

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 2 | Genera: 4

Ericaceae

Leucopogon fasciculatus | HodgsoHe2000

Myrtaceae

Kunzea ericoides | HodgsoHe2000
Leptospermum scoparium | HodgsoHe2000
Metrosideros | HodgsoHe2000

Geographic Distribution

Countries: 1

New Zealand

North Island | HodgsoHe2000
South Island | HodgsoHe2000

Keys

HodgsoLa2011: pp.11 ( Adult (F) ) [Species of Crystallotesta]
HodgsoHe2000: pp.87 ( Adult (F) ) [New Zealand]

Remarks

Structure: See colour photograph in Hodgson & Henderson (2000).
Biology: Apparently bivoltine (Hodgson & Henderson, 2000).
General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Hodgson & Henderson (2000).

Illustrations

Citations

HodgsoHe2000: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 86,87,95-97
HodgsoLa2011: taxonomy, 11
Willia2013: distribution, 190