Genus Rastrococcus Ferris, 1954

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• Rastrococcus Ferris, G.F. 1954. Report upon scale insects collected in China (Homoptera: Coccoidea). Part V. (Contribution No. 89). Microentomology 19: 51-66 [55].

  Type species:

   Phenacoccus iceryoides Green, 1908 by original designation.

ID Keys

(Tang, F.T., 1992) [409-410] (female; species Palaearctic & Oriental Region); (Tang, F.T., 1992) [384] (female; Palaearctic & Oriental Region); (Williams, D.J., 1989) [439] (female; species world); (Williams, D.J. & Watson, G.W., 1988) [17] (female; tropical South Pacific region); (Avasthi, R.K. & Shafee, S.A., 1987) [42] (female; species India); (Avasthi, R.K. & Shafee, S.A., 1987) [2] (female; India); (Cox, J.M., 1987) [13] (female; New Zealand); (Williams, D.J., 1985) [36] (female; Australia); (Wang, T.C., 1982) [21] (female; China)

GENERAL

Good definition and characters given by Williams, D.J. 1985. Australian Mealybugs. London : British Museum (Natural History) 431 pp.; Williams, D.J. 1989. The mealybug genus Rastrococcus Ferris (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae). Systematic Entomology 14(4): 433–486; Cox, J.M. 1987. Pseudococcidae (Insecta: Hemiptera). In, Duval, C.T. (ed). Fauna of New Zealand. Wellington, New Zealand : DSIR Science Information Publishing Centre Vol. 11 229 pp., Williams, D.J. & Watson, G.W. 1988. The Scale Insects of the Tropical South Pacific Region. Part 1. The armoured scales (Diaspididae). London : CAB International Institute of Entomology 290 pp., and by Tang, F.T. 1992. [The Pseudococcidae of China]. Taigu, Shanxi, China : Shanxi Agricultural University 768 pp..

SYSTEMATICS

indicated that the endosymbionts in species of this genus achieved symbiotic adaptations bearing no resemblance to the Pseudococcus or Puto types, being so peculiar that they might be classified as a separate family.

General References

Avasthi, R.K. & Shafee, S.A. 1987. Indian Pseudococcidae (Homoptera: Coccoidea). Indian Journal of Systematic Entomology 4(1): 1-54 [41] (taxonomy)

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. [434] (catalogue)

Cox, J.M. 1987. Pseudococcidae (Insecta: Hemiptera). In, Duval, C.T. (ed.). Fauna of New Zealand. Wellington, New Zealand : DSIR Science Information Publishing Centre Vol. 11 229 pp. [81] (taxonomy, description)

Ferris, G.F. 1954. Report upon scale insects collected in China (Homoptera: Coccoidea). Part V. (Contribution No. 89). Microentomology 19: 51-66 [55] (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 [172] (taxonomy, catalogue)

Tao, C.C.C. 1999. List of Coccoidea (Homoptera) of China. Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute, Special Publication No. 78: 1-176 [26] (taxonomy)

Williams, D.J. 1985. Australian Mealybugs. London : British Museum (Natural History) 431 pp. [340-341] (taxonomy, description)

Williams, D.J. 1989. The mealybug genus Rastrococcus Ferris (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae). Systematic Entomology 14(4): 433-486 [438] (taxonomy, description)

Williams, D.J. & Watson, G.W. 1988. The Scale Insects of the Tropical South Pacific Region. Pt. 2: The mealybugs (Pseudococcidae). London : CAB International Institute of Entomology 260 pp. [204] (taxonomy, description)