Valid Names Results
Myrtophila curvata Brimblecombe, 1957 (Diaspididae: Myrtophila)Nomenclatural History
- Myrtophila curvata Brimblecombe 1957: 266. Type data: AUSTRALIA: Queensland, Tugun, on Leptospermum stellatum; collected January, 1950.. Holotype, female, Type depository: Brisbane: Queensland Museum, Queensland, Australia; accepted valid name Illustr.
- Mytrophila curvata; Borchsenius 1966: 239. misspelling of genus name
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Myrtaceae
- Leptospermum polygalifolium | Brimbl1957 | (= Leptospermum flavescens)
- Leptospermum trinervium | Brimbl1957 | (= Leptospermum stellatum)
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- Australia
- Queensland | Brimbl1957
Keys
Remarks
- Structure: Female scale circular, 0.75 mm diameter; brown to dark brown, margin fawn; first exuviae dark brown (Brimblecombe, 1957).
- Biology: Insects single and sparse, mostly in leaf axils (Brimblecombe, 1957).
- General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Brimblecombe (1957).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDovGe2003: catalog, 666-667
- Borchs1966: catalog, 239
- Brimbl1957: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 266-267
- DooleyEv2012: illustration, 12
