Valid Names Results

Hyalococcus striatus (Russell, 1941) (Asterolecaniidae: Hyalococcus)

Nomenclatural History

• Asterolecanium striatum Russell 1941: 198. Type data: INDONESIA: JAVA, on Citrus sp.; collected G. Compere.. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name Notes: Paratypes from Java and also from Singapore. Illustr.
• Hyalococcus striatus (Russell, 1941); Borchsenius 1960d: 164. change of combination

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• Russel1941: pp.12-26 ( Adult (F) ) [species of Asterolecanium]
• Russel1941: pp.26-35 ( Immature (F) ) [species of Asterolecanium.]

Remarks

• Systematics: Ben-Dov (1960b) erroneously listed this species twice, on page 64 as Asterolecanium striatum and on page 96 as Hyalococcus striatus.
• Structure: Crawlers and nymphal stages yellowish, almost transparent and thin, shiny; later instars become more convex, and dull. Test of adult female brownish yellow, pyriform, somewhat convex in median area, with longitudinal and submarginal carina; dorsal filaments on carina whitish; anal extremity with short white wax filament; ventral surface flat. When turned over, venter of adult female accompanied by greenish yellow eggs, each covered with a thin transparent membrane (Joshi et al. 2024).
• Biology: All the developmental stages of the pest scale insect were found covering the branches and trunks of the infested trees (Joshi et al. 2024).
• General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female and nymph by Russell (1941).

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