Valid Names Results
Icerya formicarum Newstead, 1897 (Monophlebidae: Icerya)Nomenclatural History
- Icerya formicarum Newstead 1897b: 169. Type data: INDIA: Bombay District, in nests of Crematogaster subnuda; collected by R.C. Wroughton.. Lectotype, immature, by subsequent designation (UnruhGu2008b,80). Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Notes: The lectotype is second-instar nymph (Unruh & Gullan, 2008b. Illustr.
- Newsteadiella formicarum (Newstead, 1897); MacGillivray 1921: 75. change of combination
- Icerya peninsularensis Rao 1951: 55. nomen nudum (discovered by Rao1951, 55).
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 20 | Genera: 44
- Annonaceae
- Annona squamosa | Rao1951
- Apocynaceae
- Alstonia scholaris | JoshiNaVe2021
- Cactaceae
- Opuntia | Rao1951
- Casuarinaceae
- Casuarina equisetifolia | Rao1951
- Dipterocarpaceae
- Shorea | Varshn1992
- Euphorbiaceae
- Acalypha | Rao1951
- Aleurites | Rao1951
- Codiaeum | Varshn1992
- Croton | Rao1951
- Fabaceae
- Acacia | Rao1951 TangHa1995
- Bauhinia | Rao1951
- Caesalpinia coriaria | Rao1951
- Cassia renigera | Rao1951
- Crotalaria | Rao1951
- Erythrina | Varshn1992
- Mimosa pudica | Rao1951
- Pithecellobium | Varshn1992
- Prosopis juliflora | Rao1951
- Samanea saman | Rao1951
- Senna auriculata | Rao1951
- Senna occidentalis | Rao1951
- Senna siamea | Rao1951
- Tamarindus indica | Rao1951
- Tephrosia | Rao1951
- Lamiaceae
- Lauraceae
- Litsea | TangHa1995
- Malvaceae
- Abelmoschus esculentus | Rao1951 | as Hibiscus esculenta
- Hibiscus | Rao1951
- Kydia calycina | Rao1951
- Melastomataceae
- Memecylon edule | Rao1951
- Moraceae
- Artocarpus | Ferris1919a MacGreSa1984 Rao1951
- Broussonetia | Varshn1992 | (= Chlorophora)
- Ficus | Rao1951 TangHa1995
- Myrtaceae
- Nyctaginaceae
- Bougainvillea | Rao1951
- Phyllanthaceae
- Antidesma | Varshn1992
- Phyllanthus | Rao1951
- Rosaceae
- Malus prunifolia | Rao1951
- Pyrus | Varshn1992
- Rosa | Rao1951
- Rutaceae
- Citrus | Rao1951 TangHa1995
- Santalaceae
- Santalum album | Rao1951
- Sapindaceae
- Dodonaea viscosa | Rao1951
- Sapotaceae
- Manilkara zapota | Rao1951
Foes:
Families: 1 | Genera: 3
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 5
- Bangladesh | Varshn1992
- China
- Guangdong (=Kwangtung) | TangHa1995
- Xianggang (=Hong Kong) | TangHa1995
- France | Foldi2001
- India
- Andhra Pradesh | UnruhGu2008b
- Assam | Rao1951
- Bihar | Varshn1992
- Karnataka | Rao1951
- Kerala | Rao1951
- Madhya Pradesh | Rao1951 Varshn1992
- Maharashtra | Rao1951
- Odisha (=Orissa) | Rao1951
- Tamil Nadu | Rao1951
- Uttar Pradesh | Varshn1992
- West Bengal | Rao1951
- Taiwan | TangHa1995
Keys
- JoshiNaVe2021: pp.209 ( Adult (F) ) [Icerya in India]
- Gavril2018: pp.179 ( Adult (F) ) [Species of Icerya]
- UnruhGu2008b: pp.72-73 ( Adult (F) ) [Species of Icerya]
- TangHa1995: pp.155-156, 615-616 ( Adult (F) ) [Asia]
- Rao1951a: pp.156 ( Adult (F) ) [South East Asia]
Remarks
- Biology: Found in nests of the ant Crematogaster subnuda Mz., together with the mealybug Ripersia formicicola (Newstead, 1897b).
- General Remarks: Description and illustration of the adult female by Newstead (1897b), Rao (1951) and by Tang & Hao (1995). Description of adult female by Unruh & Gullan, 2008b).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDov2005a: catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, 195-196
- Cocker1902q: distribution, taxonomy, 257
- Fernal1903b: 24
- Foldi2001: distribution, 303
- Foldi2001a: taxonomy, 203
- FoldiGe2018: distribution, 11
- Gavril2018: key, taxonomy, 27,176,179
- JoshiNaVe2021: illustration, key, 207, 209
- MacGil1921: distribution, host, taxonomy, 75
- MartinLa2011: catalog, distribution, 46
- Morris1928: taxonomy, 203, 208, 223
- Newste1897b: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 169-170
- Noyes2004: biological control,
- Rao1951: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 40-41,54-58
- TangHa1995: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 155-158,565
- UnruhGu2008: phylogeny, taxonomy, 8-50
- UnruhGu2008b: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 80-81
- Varshn1992: distribution, host, 14
- Vayssi1926: taxonomy, 319
