Species Icerya australis Maskell, 1894
- Icerya rosae australis Maskell, W.M. 1894. Further coccid notes with descriptions of several new species and discussion of various points of interest. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 26: 65-105 [101].
Type data:
Syntype(s) NZAC ♀, Australia, Sydney.Type host:
Hakea gibbosa (Sm.) Cav. [PROTEACEAE]
Generic Combinations
- Palaeococcus australis (Maskell, 1894). — Cockerell, T.D.A. 1902. A contribution to the classification of the Coccidae. The Entomologist 35: 232-233, 257-260 [233].
- Auloicerya australis (Maskell, 1894). — Vayssière, P. 1926. Contribution á l'étude biologique et systématique des Coccidae. Annales des Epiphyties 12: 187-382 [307].
- Icerya australis Maskell, 1894. — Unruh, C.M. & Gullan, P.J. 2008. Molecular data reveal convergent reproductive strategies in iceryine scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Monophlebidae), allowing the re-interpretation of morphology and a revised classification. Systematic Entomology 33: 80-50 [41] (stat. rev.).
Distribution
States
New South Wales
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.
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: Central E coast
Ecological Descriptors
Sap-feeder (associated flora: Hakea gibbosa (Sm.) Cav. [PROTEACEAE]).
General References
Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. 2005. ScaleNet. http://www.sel.barc.usda.gov/scalenet
Morrison, H. & Morrison, E.R. 1923. The scale insects of the sub-families Monophlebinae and Margarodinae treated by Maskell. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 62: 1-47 [22] (as Paleococcus australis, misspelling of genus name)