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Species Conifericoccus agathidis Brimblecombe, 1960

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Species Conifericoccus agathidis Brimblecombe, 1960

Kauri Coccid

  • Conifericoccus agathidis Brimblecombe, A.R. 1960. Studies of the Coccoidea. 11. New genera and species of Monophlebidae. Queensland Journal of Agricultural Science 17: 183-193 [191].
    Type data:
     Holotype QM T5822 ♀, Amamoor, Queensland.
    Type host:
     Agathis robusta (F.Muell.) F.M.Bailey [ARAUCARIACEAE]

 

Distribution

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.
IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)
drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IBRA

Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

  • Australia
    • Queensland: NE coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Sap-feeder (associated flora: Agathis robusta (F.Muell.) F.M.Bailey [ARAUCARIACEAE]; Agathis palmerstoni (F.Muell.) F.M.Bailey [ARAUCARIACEAE]).

Extra Ecological Information

A serious pest, causing complete defoliation, of kauri pine, Agathis spp., in Queensland, Australia.

 

General References

Brimblecombe, A.R. & Heather, N.W. 1965. Occurrence of the Kauri coccid, Conifericoccus agathidis Brimblecombe (Homoptera: Monophlebidae) in Queensland. Journal of the Entomological Society of Queensland 4: 83-85 (pest of Agathis species)

Heather, N.W. & Schaumberg, J.B. 1966. Plantation problems of Kauri Pine in south east Queensland. Australian Forestry 30(1): 12-19 (pest of Agathis species)

 

Common Name References

Brimblecombe, A.R. & Heather, N.W. 1965. Occurrence of the Kauri coccid, Conifericoccus agathidis Brimblecombe (Homoptera: Monophlebidae) in Queensland. Journal of the Entomological Society of Queensland 4: 83-85 (Kauri Coccid)