Valid Names Results

Drosicha mangiferae (Stebbing, 1903) (Monophlebidae: Drosicha)

Nomenclatural History

• Monophlebus stebbingii mangiferae Stebbing 1903: 332. Type data: INDIA: Punjab, Shalamar mango garden, on mango; collected by F. Beadon Bryant, 1902.. Syntypes, both sexes, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Notes: Stebbing (1903: 332) credited the authorship to Green, however the author is Stebbing. Illustr.
• Monophlebus stebbingi octocaudata Green 1908a: 16. Type data: PAKISTAN: Lahore, Shalimar gardens, on mango.. Syntypes, male, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; junior synonym (discovered by Morris1928, 169).
• Drosicha octocaudata (Green, 1908); Vayssière 1926: 274. change in status (level)
• Drosicha mangiferae (Stebbing, 1903); Morrison 1928: 169. change of combination and rank
• Drosica mangiferae; Ahmed, et al. 2023: 744. misspelling of genus name

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 11 | Genera: 16

Foes:

Families: 2 | Genera: 4

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• Morris1928: pp.169-170 ( Adult (F) Adult (M) Immature (F) Immature (M) ) [Species of Drosicha]

Remarks

• Systematics: The description of the synonym Monophlebus stebingii octocaudata was from the male only (Green, 1908a). Phylogenetic analysis confirms that the mango mealybug belongs to the family Monophlebidae. Minor genetic differences in both the ITS1 and the COI barcode region were noted among D. mangiferae collected from different geographic localities. These genetic differences revealed the existence of two genotypes of D. mangiferae that are region specific but not host-specific. (Ashfaq, et al., 2011)
• Economic Importance: This species has been reported as pest of mango in India (Atwal et al., 1969), of citrus in Madhya Pradesh, India (Saxena & Rawat, 1968, 1968a), of Tamarindus indicus and Cassia fistula in Uttar Pradesh, India (Lal et al., 1977) and of mango in Pakistan (Karar et al., 2010).

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