Genus Hypogeococcus Rau, 1938
- Hypogeococcus Rau, G.J. 1938. Four more new species of mealybugs from New York State. (Hemiptera: Kermidae and Pseudococcidae). Canadian Entomologist 70: 157-165 [159].
Type species:
Hypogeococcus barbarae Rau, 1938 by monotypy.
Excluded Taxa
PSEUDOCOCCIDAE: Hypogeococcus festerianus Lizer y Trelles, 1942, see Williams, D. in lett., 2005, this work (Hypogeococcus pungens frequently misidentified as H. festerianus).
Distribution
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Channel Country (CHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Wet Tropics (WT)
Afrotropical Region
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland
Neotropical Region
Palaearctic Region
ID Keys
(Tang, F.T., 1992) [320] (female; Palaearctic and Oriental Regions); (Williams, D.J. & Granara de Willink, M.C., 1992) [202-203] (female; Central and South America); (Williams, D.J. & Granara de Willink, M.C., 1992) [43] (female; Central and South America); (Williams, D.J., 1985) [35] (female; Australia); (Miller, D.R., 1983) [190-191] (female; species North and Central America); (Granara de Willink, M.C., 1981) [64] (female; species Americas); (Miller, D.R. & McKenzie, H.L., 1971) [578] (female; species North America); (McKenzie, H.L., 1967) [44, 46] (female; North America); (McKenzie, H.L., 1967) [201] (female; North America); (Ferris, G.F., 1953) [283] (female; North America); (Ferris, G.F., 1953) [379] (female; North America)
GENERAL
Good definition and characters given by Ferris, G.F. 1953. Atlas of the Scale Insects of North America, v. 6, The Pseudococcidae (Part II). Palo Alto, California : Stanford University Press 506 pp., 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., De Lotto, G. 1974. On two genera of mealybugs (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae). Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa 37: 109–115, Kawai, S. 1980. Scale insects of Japan in colors. Tokyo : National Agricultural Education Association 455 pp., Miller, D.R. & McKenzie, H.L. 1971. Sixth taxonomic study of North American mealybugs, with additional species from South America (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae). Hilgardia 40: 565–602, Granara de Willink, M.C. 1981. Nueva especies de Hypogeococcus Rau de Tucumán, República Argentina (Homoptera Pseudococcidae). Neotropica (La Plata) 27: 61–65, Miller, D.R. 1983. Key to North and Central American species of the mealybug genus Hypogeococcus (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae) with description of four new species and redescription of the type species. Pan-Pacific Entomologist 59: 188–217, Williams, D.J. 1985. Australian Mealybugs. London : British Museum (Natural History) 431 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
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. [199] (catalogue)
De Lotto, G. 1974. On two genera of mealybugs (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae). Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa 37: 109-115 [109] (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. [379] (taxonomy, description)
Kawai, S. 1980. Scale insects of Japan in colors. Tokyo : National Agricultural Education Association 455 pp. [117] (taxonomy, description)
Kosztarab, M. 1996. Scale insects of Northeastern North America. Identification, biology, and distribution. Martinsburg, Virginia : Virginia Museum of Natural History 650 pp. [78, 135-137] (taxonomy, description)
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. [201-203] (taxonomy, description)
Miller, D.R. 1983. Key to North and Central American species of the mealybug genus Hypogeococcus (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae) with description of four new species and redescription of the type species. Pan-Pacific Entomologist 59: 188-217 [189-190] (taxonomy, description)
Miller, D.R. & McKenzie, H.L. 1971. Sixth taxonomic study of North American mealybugs, with additional species from South America (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae). Hilgardia 40: 565-602 [578] (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 [95] (taxonomy, catalogue)
Rau, G.J. 1938. Four more new species of mealybugs from New York State. (Hemiptera: Kermidae and Pseudococcidae). Canadian Entomologist 70: 157-165 [159] (taxonomy, description)
Williams, D.J. 1985. Australian Mealybugs. London : British Museum (Natural History) 431 pp. [35, 178] (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. [43, 202-203] (taxonomy, description)