Genus Vryburgia De Lotto, 1967
- Vryburgia De Lotto, G. 1967. The mealybugs of South Africa (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae), I. Entomology Memoirs, Department of Agricultural Technical Services, Republic of South Africa. Pretoria 12: 1-28 [21].
Type species:
Pseudococcus bechuanae Brain, 1915 by original designation.
ID Keys
(Marotta, S., 1992) [67] (female; Italy); (Cox, J.M., 1987) [14] (female; New Zealand); (Williams, D.J., 1985) [386-387] (female; Australia); (Williams, D.J., 1985) [37, 39] (female; Australia); (De Lotto, G., 1967) [22] (female; species South Africa)
GENERAL
Good definition and characters given by De Lotto, G. 1967. The mealybugs of South Africa (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae), I. Entomology Memoirs, Department of Agricultural Technical Services, Republic of South Africa. Pretoria 12: 1–28, Tranfaglia, A. 1981. [Studies on Homoptera, Coccoidea: 5. Morpho-systematic notes on some species of cochineals with descriptions of 3 new species of Pseudococcidae.]. Bollettino del Laboratorio di Entomologia Agraria 'Filippo Silvestri', Portici 38: 3–28, Williams, D.J. 1985. Australian Mealybugs. London : British Museum (Natural History) 431 pp. and by 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.. Characters discussed by Tranfaglia, A. 1981. [Studies on Homoptera, Coccoidea: 5. Morpho-systematic notes on some species of cochineals with descriptions of 3 new species of Pseudococcidae.]. Bollettino del Laboratorio di Entomologia Agraria 'Filippo Silvestri', Portici 38: 3–28, Williams, D.J. 1985. Australian Mealybugs. London : British Museum (Natural History) 431 pp. and by 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..
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. [538] (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. [97] (taxonomy, description)
De Lotto, G. 1967. The mealybugs of South Africa (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae), I. Entomology Memoirs, Department of Agricultural Technical Services, Republic of South Africa. Pretoria 12: 1-28 [21-22] (taxonomy, description)
Tranfaglia, A. 1981. [Studies on Homoptera, Coccoidea: 5. Morpho-systematic notes on some species of cochineals with descriptions of 3 new species of Pseudococcidae.]. Bollettino del Laboratorio di Entomologia Agraria 'Filippo Silvestri', Portici 38: 3-28 [16] (taxonomy, description)
Williams, D.J. 1985. Australian Mealybugs. London : British Museum (Natural History) 431 pp. [37, 39, 386-387] (taxonomy, description)