Valid Names Results
Drosicha contrahens Walker, 1858 (Monophlebidae: Drosicha)Nomenclatural History
- Drosicha contrahens Walker 1858: 306. Type data: CHINA: North China; from Mr. Fortune's collection.. Holotype, male, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name
- Monophlebus (Drosicha) contrahens (Walker, 1858); Cockerell 1902q: 232. change of combination
- Drosicha contrahens Walker, 1858; Morrison 1928: 163. change in status (level)
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 6 | Genera: 7
- Anacardiaceae
- Mangifera indica | Varshn1992
- Lauraceae
- Persea americana | Tao1999 | (= Persea gratissima)
- Moraceae
- Morus | TangHa1995
- Phyllanthaceae
- Phyllanthus | Green1922
- Rosaceae
- Rutaceae
- Citrus | Varshn1992
Foes:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 3
- China | TangHa1995 Walker1858
- Fujian (=Fukien) | Tao1999
- Hebei (=Hopei) | Tao1999 XuSuWu1999
- Jiangsu (=Kiangsu) | Tao1999
- Jilin (=Kirin) | Tao1999
- Liaoning | Tao1999
- Shandong (=Shantung) | Tao1999
- Sichuan (=Szechwan) | Tao1999
- Yunnan | Tao1999
- Zhejiang (=Chekiang) | Tao1999
- Sri Lanka | Signor1876
- Taiwan | Tao1999
Keys
- TangHa1995: pp.128-130, 611-613 ( Adult (F) Adult (M) ) [China, Asia]
- Morris1928: pp.169 ( Adult (M) ) [Species of Drosicha]
Remarks
- Systematics: Walker's (1858) type is labelled as from North China (see Green, 1923c). Signoret's (1876) redescription was based on material from Sri Lanka, as well as the one by Green (1922). However, Green (1923c: 168) concluded that his 1922 record of contrahens from Sri Lanka was a misidentification of Monophlebus (Drosicha) phyllanthi Green, 1923c.
- Structure: The general appearance (in colour illustration) of the adult female is given by Green (1922).
- Economic Importance: A pest of tree crops such as apple, pear, peach, walnut, poplar and chestnut in several provinces of China (Xu et al, 1999).
- General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult male given by Morrison (1928) and by Tang & Hao (1995).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDov2005a: catalog, distribution, economic importance, host, taxonomy, 162-163
- Chu1934: biological control, description, illustration, life history, taxonomy, 77-92
- Cocker1902q: distribution, taxonomy, 232
- Fernal1903b: 18
- Foldi1998: catalog, 422
- Foldi2001a: taxonomy, 200
- Foldi2016: taxonomy, 304
- Green1922: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 431-433
- Green1923c: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 168-169
- Kaweck1965a: structure, taxonomy, 205-211
- KondoKa1995a: distribution, host, 97-98
- Kuwana1927: distribution, host, 70
- Morris1928: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 163-169, 223
- Noyes2004: biological control,
- SchmutKlLu1957: distribution, economic importance, host, 422
- ShiLi1991: distribution, host, 161
- Shiau1990: taxonomy, 1-129
- Signor1876: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 354-356
- SrivasAw1958: chemical control, distribution, economic importance, host, 243-244
- Tang2001: distribution, 3
- TangHa1995: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 130, 561, 681
- Tao1999: distribution, host, taxonomy, 2
- Varshn1992: distribution, host, 17
- Vayssi1926: taxonomy, 274
- WadhiBa1964: distribution, economic importance, host, 227-260
- Walker1858: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 306
- Willia2017a: catalog, list of species, 242
- XuSuWu1999: chemical control, distribution, economic importance, host, life history, 52-54
- Yang1982: distribution, host, 32
