Species Unplaced leptospermi Maskell, 1889

Museums

Regional Maps

• Ripersia leptospermi Maskell, W.M. 1889. On some new South Australian Coccidae. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 11: 101-111 [dated 1888] [106] [Williams, D.J. 1985. Australian Mealybugs. London : British Museum (Natural History) 431 pp. states that "Maskell (1889) described Ripersia leptospermi from South Australia as a mealybug on Leptospermum laevigatum, but it is here transferred to the Eriococcidae after examination of authentic material."].

  Compiled from secondary source:

   Williams, D.J. 1985. Australian Mealybugs. London : British Museum (Natural History) 431 pp.

Ecological Descriptors

Sap-feeder.