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Species Icerya imperatae Rao, 1951

  • Icerya imperatae Rao, V.P. 1951. Iceryine scale insects recorded from the Orient. Indian Journal of Entomology 12: 39-66 [58].
    Type data:
     Holotype USNM 29/897 , Philippines, Occidental Negros, Ada Tanao Sagay.
    Type host:
     Saccharum spontaneum L. [Poaceae]

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

Distribution References

  • Williams, D.J., Gullan, P.J., Englberger, K. & Moore, A. 2006. Report on the scale insect Icerya imperatae Rao (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Margarodidae) seriously infesting grasses in the Republic of Palau. Micronesica 38(2): 267-272

Ecological Descriptors

Sap-feeder.