Valid Names Results

Rastrococcus melaleucae Williams, 1985 (Pseudococcidae: Rastrococcus)

Nomenclatural History

Rastrococcus melaleucae Williams 1985: 345. Type data: SOUTH AUSTRALIA: Hartley, on Melaleuca uncinata. Holotype, female, Type depository: Canberra: Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO Entomology, Australia; accepted valid name Illustr.

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Myrtaceae

Melaleuca uncinata | BenDov1994 Willia1989

Geographic Distribution

Countries: 1

Australia

South Australia | BenDov1994 Willia1989

Keys

Willia1989: pp.439 ( Adult (F) ) [World]
Willia1985: pp.341 ( Adult (F) ) [Australia]

Remarks

General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Williams (1985, 1989). . Adult female redescribed and illustrated by Williams (1989a).

Illustrations

Citations

BenDov1994: catalog, 438
ChoiLe2022: morphology, 361
GullanWi2021: diagnosis, 309
Willia1985: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 345-346
Willia1989: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 461-465