Genus Heliococcus Šulc, 1912
- Heliococcus Šulc, K. 1912. Heliococcus bohemicus n. gn., n. sp. Casopis Ceskoslovenské Spolecnosti Entomologické 9: 39-48 [39].
Type species:
Heliococcus bohemicus Šulc, 1912 by original designation. - Saliococcus Kanda, S. 1934. Two new genera of Japanese Coccidae. Insect World 38: 308-312 [308] [junior subjective synonym of Heliococcus Šulc, 1912].
Type species:
Dactylopius takae Kuwana, 1907 by monotypy. - Takahashicoccus Kanda, S. 1959. Two new genera and two new species of pseudococcids (Homoptera). Kontyû 27: 239-243 [239] [junior subjective synonym of Heliococcus Šulc, 1912].
Type species:
Heliococcus takahashii Kanda, 1935 by monotypy.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Danzig, E.M. [Dantsig] 1980. Coccoids of the Far East USSR (Homoptera, Coccinea) with an analysis of the phylogeny of coccids of the world fauna. Opredeliteli po Faune SSSR 124: 1-343 [145] (synonymy of Takahashicoccus Kanda, 1959)
- Kanda, S. 1935. On the genus Heliococcus (Coccidae). Annotationes Zoologicae Japonenses 15: 70-75 [70] (synonymy of Saliococcus Kanda, 1934)
ID Keys
(Kosztarab, M., 1996) [129] (female; northeastern North America); (Tang, F.T., 1992) [458-461] (female; Palaearctic & Oriental Regions); (Williams, D.J. & Granara de Willink, M.C., 1992) [189-190] (female; Central and South America); (Williams, D.J. & Granara de Willink, M.C., 1992) [40] (female; Central and South America); (Danzig, E.M., 1988) [696] (female; Far East of Russia); (Danzig, E.M., 1988) [701-702] (female; species Far East of Russia); (Kosztarab, M. & Kozár, F., 1988) [99-100] (female; species Central Europe); (Avasthi, R.K. & Shafee, S.A., 1987) [2] (female; India); (Williams, D.J., 1985) [36] (female; Australia); (Wang, Z.Q., 1982) [53] (female; species China); (Wang, Z.Q., 1982) [21] (female; China); (Danzig, E.M. [Dantsig], 1980) [145-147] (female; Far East Russia); (Kawai, S., 1980) [97] (female; species Japan); (Tereznikova, E.M., 1975) [182] (female; species Ukraine & Palaearctic Region); (Tereznikova, E.M., 1975) [160] (female; Ukraine & Palaearctic Region); (Bazarov, B.B., 1974) [349-351] (female; species Palaearctic Region); (Miller, D.R., 1974) [180] (female; species North America); (Ter-Grigorian, M.A., 1973) [38] (female; Armenia); (Ter-Grigorian, M.A., 1973) [200-201] (female; species Armenia); (McKenzie, H.L., 1967) [44] (female; North America); (McKenzie, H.L., 1967) [183-184] (female; North America); (McKenzie, H.L., 1964) [233] (female; species North America); (Ferris, G.F., 1950) [21] (female; North America); (Borchsenius, N.S., 1949) [89] (female; Palaearctic Region); (Borchsenius, N.S., 1949) [272] (female; Palaearctic Region)
GENERAL
Good definition and characters given by Šulc, K. 1912. Heliococcus bohemicus n. gn., n. sp. Casopis Ceskoslovenské Spolecnosti Entomologické 9: 39–48, Kanda, S. 1935. On the genus Heliococcus (Coccidae). Annotationes Zoologicae Japonenses 15: 70–75, Borchsenius, N.S. 1949. Insects Homoptera. suborders mealybugs and scales (Coccoidea). Family mealybugs (Pseudococcidae). Vol. VII. Fauna SSSR. Zoologicheskii Institut Akademii Nauk SSSR 38: 1–382, Ferris, G.F. 1950. Atlas of the Scale Insects of North America. (Ser. 5, vol. 5). The Pseudococcidae (Part I). Palo Alto, California : Stanford University Press 278 pp., Kanda, S. 1959. Two new genera and two new species of pseudococcids (Homoptera). Kontyû 27: 239–243, McKenzie, H.L. 1964. Fourth taxonomic study of California mealybugs, with additional species from North America, South America and Japan (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae). Hilgardia 35: 211–272; McKenzie, H.L. 1967. Mealybugs of California with taxonomy, biology, and control of North American species (Homoptera: Cooccoidea: Pseudococcidae). Berkeley : Univ. Calif. Press 526 pp., Matile-Ferrero, D. 1970. Hemiptera (Homoptera): Coccoidea. South African Animal Life 14: 171–185, Ter-Grigorian, M.A. 1973. Soft and armored scales (Coccoidea) mealybugs (Pseudococcidae). In Fauna of Armenian SSR. Izvestiya Akademii Nauk Armianskoi SSR. Erevan [1973]: 1–246, Bazarov, B.B. 1974. Revision of the genus Heliococcus Sulc (Homoptera, Coccoidea) in the Soviet Fauna. I. Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie 53: 346–361; Bazarov, B.B. 1974. Revision of the genus Heliococcus Sulc (Homoptera, Coccoidea) in the Soviet Fauna. II. Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie 53: 623–644, Miller, D.R. 1974. Two new Heliococcus species, a key to the North American species, and a list of world species (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae). Pan-Pacific Entomologist 50: 177–192, Tereznikova, E.M. 1975. [Coccids. In, The Fauna of Ukraine.]. Akademii Nauk Ukrains'koi SSR Instituta Zoologicheskogo 20(18): 295, Danzig, E.M. [Dantsig] 1980. Coccoids of the Far East USSR (Homoptera, Coccinea) with an analysis of the phylogeny of coccids of the world fauna. Opredeliteli po Faune SSSR 124: 1–343, Williams, D.J. 1985. Australian Mealybugs. London : British Museum (Natural History) 431 pp., Kosztarab, M. & Kozár, F. 1988. Scale Insects of Central Europe. Budapest : Akadémiai Kiado 456 pp., Williams, D.J. & Granara de Willink, M.C. 1992. Mealybugs of Central and South America. London, England : CAB International Institute of Entomology 635 pp. and by Kosztarab, M. 1996. Scale insects of Northeastern North America. Identification, biology, and distribution. Martinsburg, Virginia : Virginia Museum of Natural History 650 pp..
General References
Bazarov, B.B. 1974. Revision of the genus Heliococcus Sulc (Homoptera, Coccoidea) in the Soviet Fauna. I. Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie 53: 346-361 [349] (taxonomy, description)
Ben-Dov, Y. 1994. A Systematic Catalogue of the Mealybugs of the World (Insecta: Homoptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae and Putoidae) with Data on Geographical Distribution, Host Plants, Biology and Economic Importance. Andover, UK : Intercept Limited 686 pp. [176, 479, 499] (catalogue)
Borchsenius, N.S. 1949. Insects Homoptera. suborders mealybugs and scales (Coccoidea). Family mealybugs (Pseudococcidae). Vol. VII. Fauna SSSR. Zoologicheskii Institut Akademii Nauk SSSR 38: 1-382 [271-272] (taxonomy, description)
Danzig, E.M. [Dantsig] 1980. Coccoids of the Far East USSR (Homoptera, Coccinea) with an analysis of the phylogeny of coccids of the world fauna. Opredeliteli po Faune SSSR 124: 1-343 [109, 145-147] (taxonomy, description)
Ferris, G.F. 1950. Atlas of the Scale Insects of North America. Series 5, v. 5. The Pseudococcidae. (Part 1). Palo Alto, California : Stanford University Press Vol. 5(2) 278 pp. [96] (taxonomy, description)
Ferris, G.F. 1953. Atlas of the Scale Insects of North America. v. 6. The Pseudococcidae. (Part 2). Palo Alto, California : Stanford University Press Vol. 6(2) 506 pp. [362] (taxonomy)
Goux, L. 1934. Notes sur les coccides [Hem.] de la France (9e note). Contribution a l'étude du genre Heliococcus avec description de deux espèces nouvelles. Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France 39: 164-171 [170-171] (taxonomy)
Kanda, S. 1934. Two new genera of Japanese Coccidae. Insect World 38: 308-312 [308-309] (taxonomy, description)
Kanda, S. 1935. On the genus Heliococcus (Coccidae). Annotationes Zoologicae Japonenses 15: 70-75 [70-75] (taxonomy, description)
Kawai, S. 1972. Diagnostic notes and biology of the coccid species occurring on cultivated or wild trees and shrubs in Japan (Homoptera: Coccoidea). Bulletin of the Tokyo-To Agricultural Experiment Station 6: 1-54 [7] (taxonomy)
Kosztarab, M. 1996. Scale insects of Northeastern North America. Identification, biology, and distribution. Martinsburg, Virginia : Virginia Museum of Natural History 650 pp. [77, 128-129] (taxonomy, description)
Kosztarab, M. & Kozár, F. 1988. Scale Insects of Central Europe. Budapest : Akadémiai Kiado 456 pp. [99-100] (taxonomy, description)
Matesova, G.I. 1984. [A new species of the genus Heliococcus (Homoptera, Pseudococcidae) from Kazakhstan.]. Zoologicheskii Zhurnal 63: 1427-1429 [1427-1429] (taxonomy)
Matile-Ferrero, D. 1970. Hemiptera (Homoptera): Coccoidea. South African Animal Life 14: 171-185 [176-178] (taxonomy, description)
McKenzie, H.L. 1964. Fourth taxonomic study of California mealybugs, with additional species from North America, South America and Japan (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae). Hilgardia 35: 211-272 [233] (taxonomy)
McKenzie, H.L. 1967. Mealybugs of California with taxonomy, biology, and control of North American species (Homoptera: Cooccoidea: Pseudococcidae). Berkeley : Univ. Calif. Press 526 pp. [182-183] (taxonomy, description)
Miller, D.R. 1974. Two new Heliococcus species, a key to the North American species, and a list of world species (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae). Pan-Pacific Entomologist 50: 177-192 [177] (taxonomy, description)
Morrison, H. & Morrison, E.R. 1966. An annotated list of generic names of the scale insects (Homoptera: Coccoidea). Miscellaneous Publication United States Department of Agriculture 1015: 1-206 [90, 179, 192] (taxonomy, catalogue)
Sasscer, E.R. 1912. Catalogue of recently described Coccidae – IV. Technical Series, Bureau of Entomology, United States Department of Agriculture 16: 83-97 [86] (taxonomy)
Tang, F.T. 1992. [The Pseudococcidae of China]. Taigu, Shanxi, China : Shanxi Agricultural University 768 pp. [457] (taxonomy, description)
Tao, C.C.C. 1999. List of Coccoidea (Homoptera) of China. Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute, Special Publication No. 78: 1-176 [15] (taxonomy)
Ter-Grigorian, M.A. 1973. Soft and armored scales (Coccoidea) mealybugs (Pseudococcidae). In Fauna of Armenian SSR. Izvestiya Akademii Nauk Armianskoi SSR. Erevan [1973]: 1-246 [200] (taxonomy, description)
Tereznikova, E.M. 1975. [Coccids. In, The Fauna of Ukraine.]. Akademii Nauk Ukrains'koi SSR Instituta Zoologicheskogo 20(18): 295 [182] (taxonomy, description)
Wang, Z.Q. 1982. [Economic insect fauna of China (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae).]. Beijing, China : Science Press Vol. 24 119 pp. [53] (taxonomy, description)
Williams, D.J. 1962. The British Pseudococcidae (Homoptera: Coccoidea). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 12: 1-79 [6, 28] (taxonomy, description)
Williams, D.J. 1985. Australian Mealybugs. London : British Museum (Natural History) 431 pp. [35, 172] (taxonomy, description)
Williams, D.J. & Granara de Willink, M.C. 1992. Mealybugs of Central and South America. London, England : CAB International Institute of Entomology 635 pp. [189-190] (taxonomy, description)
Xie, Y.P. 1998. [The Scale Insects of the Forest and Fruit Trees in Shanxi of China.]. Place of publication unknown : China Forestry Publishing House 147 pp. [79] (taxonomy)
Šulc, K. 1912. Heliococcus bohemicus n. gn., n. sp. Casopis Ceskoslovenské Spolecnosti Entomologické 9: 39-48 [39] (taxonomy, description)