Valid Names Results
Pseudococcus hypergaeus Williams, 1985 (Pseudococcidae: Pseudococcus)Nomenclatural History
- Pseudococcus hypergaeus Williams 1985: 315. Type data: SOUTH AUSTRALIA: Port Augusta, on Avicennia sp.. Holotype, female, Type depository: Canberra: Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO Entomology, Australia; accepted valid name Illustr.
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 9 | Genera: 15
- Acanthaceae
- Avicennia | BenDov1994 Willia1985
- Fabaceae
- Acacia | BenDov1994 Cox1987
- Acacia decurrens | BenDov1994 Cox1987
- Trifolium pratense | BenDov1994 Cox1987 Willia1985
- Ulex | BenDov1994 Cox1987
- Ulex europaeus | BenDov1994 Willia1985
- Haloragaceae
- Haloragis erecta | BenDov1994 Cox1987
- Lamiaceae
- Prostanthera lasianthos | BenDov1994 Willia1985
- Malvaceae
- Plagianthus divaricatus | BenDov1994 Cox1987
- Myrtaceae
- Eucalyptus macrorhyncha | BenDov1994 Willia1985
- Eucalyptus melliodora | BenDov1994 Willia1985
- Eucalyptus viminalis | BenDov1994 Willia1985
- Leptospermum lanigerum | BenDov1994 Willia1985
- Tristania | BenDov1994 Willia1985
- Proteaceae
- Grevillea robusta | BenDov1994 Cox1987
- Leucospermum | BenDov1994 Cox1987
- Persoonia | BenDov1994 Cox1987
- Rhamnaceae
- Ceanothus arboreus | BenDov1994 Willia1985
- Solanaceae
- Solanum aviculare | BenDov1994 Cox1987
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 2
- Australia
- New South Wales | Willia1985
- Queensland | Willia1985
- South Australia | Willia1985
- Tasmania | Willia1985
- Victoria | Willia1985
- New Zealand | Cox1987
Keys
- Cox1987: pp.76 ( Adult (F) ) [New Zealand]
- Willia1985: pp.280, 281 ( Adult (F) ) [Australia]
Remarks
- Biology: Occurring on the aerial parts of the host plant.
- General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Williams (1985) and by Cox (1987).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDov1994: catalog, 393
- Cox1987: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 78-79, 198
- GiraldWiDo2024: behavior, distribution, host, Dataset S4
- GullanDoKn1987: distribution, host, taxonomy, 52
- Willia1985: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 315-317
