Valid Names Results

Neomorgania eucalypti (Maskell, 1889) (Diaspididae: Neomorgania)

Nomenclatural History

• Aspidiotus eucalypti Maskell 1889: 102. Type data: AUSTRALIA: South Australia, on Eucalyptus sp.. Lectotype, female and first instar, by subsequent designation (DeitzTo1980,36). Type depository: Canberra: Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO Entomology, Australia; accepted valid name Illustr.
• Aspidiotus acaciae Morgan 1889a: 353. Type data: AUSTRALIA: Tasmania, on Acacia pycantha.. Syntypes, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; junior synonym (discovered by Brimbl1954, 150). Illustr.
• Aspidiotus acaciae propinqua Maskell 1893b: 205. Type data: AUSTRALIA: New South Wales, Mount Victoria, on Acacia sp.. Syntypes, female and first instar, junior synonym (discovered by Borchs1966, 236). Notes: Depository of type material unknown (Deitz & Tocker, 1980).
• Aspidiotus acaciae propinquus Maskell, 1893; Cockerell 1897i: 26. change of combination requiring emendation of specific epithet for agreement in gender
• Targionia acaciae (Morgan, 1889); Leonardi 1900: 308. change of combination
• Targionia acaciae propinqua (Maskell, 1893); Leonardi 1900: 191. change of combination
• Targionia eucalypti (Maskell, 1889); Leonardi 1900: 310. change of combination
• Pseudaonidia eucalypti (Maskell, 1889); Marlatt 1908: 138. change of combination
• Pseudaonidia junctiloba Marlatt 1908: 138. Type data: AUSTRALIA: Victoria, Shepparton, on Acacia sp.; collected by Charles French.. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; junior synonym (discovered by Brimbl1954, 150). Notes: Marlatt (1908) referred to this species as a MS name of Green, who did not describe it. However, the characters and collection data in Marlatt (1908: 135,138) validated this species.
• Aspidiotus (Targionia) acaciae Morgan, 1889; Froggatt 1914: 131. change of combination
• Aspidiotus (Targionia) eucalypti Maskell, 1889; Froggatt 1914: 312. change of combination
• Aspidiotus junctilobius Froggatt 1914: 315. Type data: AUSTRALIA: New South Wales, Whitton (south-west of NSW), on Yarran, Exocarpus aphylla.. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Canberra: Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO Entomology, Australia; junior synonym (discovered by Brimbl1954, 150).
• Aspidiotus junctilobius; Froggatt 1915: 19. subsequent use Notes: Described again as "n. sp.".
• Neomorgania acaciae (Morgan, 1889); MacGillivray 1921: 458. change of combination
• Neomorgania eucalypti (Maskell, 1889); MacGillivray 1921: 458. change of combination
• Neomorgania junctiloba (Marlatt, 1908); MacGillivray 1921: 458. change of combination
• Aspidiotus propinquus Ferris, 1943; Ferris 1943a: 86. change in status (level)
• Neomorgania iunctiloba (Marlatt, 1908); Lindinger 1943b: 223. emendation that is unjustified (discovered by Borchs1966, 236).

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 5 | Genera: 5

Foes:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• Marlat1908: pp.135 ( Adult (F) ) [World]

Remarks

• Structure: Female scale circular, diameter averaging 1/12 inch; slightly convex; dirty white in colour; exuvuiae in the centre, very conspicuous. Male scale narrow, elongated, length about 1/18 inch, semi-cylindrical; colour white, exuviae yellow; not carinated above (Maskell, 1889).
• General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Maskell (1889), Froggatt (1914) (as Aspidiotus junctilobius, Laing (1929) and by Brimblecombe (1954).

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