Valid Names Results

Mesolecanium nigrofasciatum (Pergande, 1898) (Coccidae: Mesolecanium)

Nomenclatural History

Lecanium nigrofasciatum Pergande 1898: 26. Type data: U.S.A.: From 11 Eastern states, on several hosts mainly peach and plums.. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name
Lecanium (Eulecanium) nigrofasciatum; Cockerell & Parrott 1899: 234. subsequent use
Eulecanium nigrofasciatum (Pergande, 1898); King 1902c: 160. change of combination
Mesolecanium nigrofasciatum (Pergande, 1898); Nakahara 1981a: 284. change of combination
Mesolecanium nigrofaciatum (Pergande, 1898); Granara de Willink 1999: 110. misspelling of species epithet

Common Names

terrapin scale HamonWi1984
Escama blanda tortuga Kondo2022g

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 11 | Genera: 15

Altingiaceae

Liquidambar styraciflua | HamonWi1984

Apocynaceae

Aspidosperma quebracho-blanco | Granar1999

Ericaceae

Vaccinium | King1899b King1901f MillerWi1995GL
Vaccinium darrowii | HamonWi1984

Fabaceae

Mimosa | WilliaKo1972

Lauraceae

Lindera benzoin | King1899b WilliaKo1972
Persea | MillerWi1995GL
Persea borbonia | HamonWi1984
Sassafras albidum | WilliaKo1972

Magnoliaceae

Magnolia virginiana | HamonWi1984

Oleaceae

Olea | King1899b King1901f

Platanaceae

Platanus | Koszta1996
Platanus occidentalis | WilliaKo1972

Rosaceae

Crataegus | King1901f
Malus domestica | King1899a King1901f | (= Malus communis)
Prunus | King1899b King1901f Koszta1996 Pergan1898
Prunus cerasifera | WilliaKo1972
Prunus persica | Granar1999 King1901f Pergan1898

Santalaceae

Phoradendron | WilliaKo1972

Sapindaceae

Acer | King1903b Koszta1996 MillerWi1990
Acer platanoides | WilliaKo1972
Acer rubrum | BrightSi2010 King1899b WilliaKo1972
Acer saccharinum | Richar1958 King1899b King1901f WilliaKo1972 | (= Acer dasycarpum),

Foes:

Families: 5 | Genera: 12

Aphelinidae

Coccobius varicornis | Kondo2022g
Coccophagus flavifrons | MyartsRuCo2016
Coccophagus fraternus | Kondo2022g
Coccophagus lycimnia | Bolu2012
Encarsia aurantii | Kondo2022g
Marietta carnesi | Kondo2022g
Marietta mexicana | Kondo2022g

Encyrtidae

Ammonoencyrtus carolinensis | MeyerNaDe2001 Schauf2005
Cheiloneurus albicornis | Kondo2022g
Encyrtus fuscus | Kondo2022g
Metaphycus annulipes | Kondo2022g
Metaphycus californicus | Kondo2022g
Metaphycus pulvinariae | Kondo2022g
Zaomma lambinus | FallahJa2017

Eulophidae

Aprostocetus minutus | Kondo2022g

Pteromalidae

Eunotus lividus | Kondo2022g

Signiphoridae

Signiphora pulcher | Kondo2022g

Geographic Distribution

Countries: 4

Argentina

Catamarca | Granar1999

Canada

Ontario | King1901f Richar1958

Iran | FallahJa2017

United States

Alabama | BenDov1993
Arkansas | HamonWi1984
District of Columbia | Pergan1898
Florida | HamonWi1984 Pergan1898
Georgia | Pergan1898
Indiana | BenDov1993
Iowa | HamonWi1984
Kentucky | BenDov1993
Louisiana | HamonWi1984
Maryland | Pergan1898
Massachusetts | King1899b
Michigan | BenDov1993
Minnesota | HamonWi1984
Mississippi | Pergan1898
Missouri | HamonWi1984
New Jersey | Pergan1898
New Mexico | HamonWi1984
New York | Pergan1898
North Carolina | BrightSi2010
Ohio | BenDov1993
Oklahoma | HamonWi1984
Pennsylvania | Pergan1898
Rhode Island | King1903b
South Carolina | Pergan1898
Tennessee | BenDov1993
Texas | HamonWi1984
Virginia | Pergan1898
West Virginia | Pergan1898
Wisconsin | BenDov1993

Keys

Hodgso2020: pp.221-223 ( Adult (M) ) [Coccidae species]
Granar1999: pp.110 ( Adult (F) ) [Argentina]
Koszta1996: pp.324 ( Adult (F) ) [Northeastren North America]
WilliaKo1972: pp.70 ( Adult (F) ) [USA, Virginia]

Remarks

Illustrations

Citations

Beckwi1945: control, economic importance, 43-54
BenDov1993: catalog, 181-182
Bolu2012: biological control, 110
BrightSi2010: distribution, ecology, host, life history, 2051-2057
BrightSi2010: biological control, distribution, economic importance, host, 2051-2057
CamachCh2015: distribution, ecology, host, 7, 12
Cocker1899a: distribution, host, 394
Cox1942: chemical control, distribution, host, 698-701
DavidsRa1999: control, economic importance, 1
DietzMo1916a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 251-252
ElmerEwCa1951: biological control, distribution, economic importance, host, 593-597
FallahJa2017: distribution, natural enemies, 30, 33
Fernal1903b: catalog, 191
Gavril2018: reproduction, 230
GillKo1997: distribution, economic importance, host, 161-163
Granar1999: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 110-112
HamonWi1984: description, distribution, host, illustration, key, taxonomy, 63-65
Hodgso2020: key, 221
King1899b: distribution, host, 141
King1901f: distribution, host, 195-196
King1903b: distribution, host, 192
Kondo2022g: control, diagnosis, distribution, host, natural enemies, taxonomy, 277-278
KondoWa2022a: distribution, host, list, 11
Koszta1996: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 353-355
LambdiWa1980: distribution, host, 79
Marucc1966: control, economic importance, 99-235
MetcalMe1993: control, distribution, economic importance, host,
MeyerNaDe2001: biological control, distribution, host, life history, 686-690
MilholMe1984: distribution, economic importance, host, 1-33
MillerWi1990: taxonomy, 348
MillerWi1995GL: distribution, host, taxonomy, 49-52
MoghadWa2024: history, 18
MyartsRuCo2016a: natural enemies, 781
Nakaha1981: taxonomy, 284
Pergan1898: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 26-29
PettitMc1920: distribution, host, taxonomy, 14-15
PlessDeSa1995: chemical control, distribution, host, 94-97
Richar1958: distribution, host, 312
Sander1909: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 446-447
Sander1910: taxonomy, 60
Schauf2005: biological control, 115-118
Thro1903: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 211
WatsonLaLa1994: distribution, host, 227
Willia2017a: catalog, list of species, 212
WilliaKo1972: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 84-90