Parthenolecanium quercifex (Oak Lecanium, Oak Lecanium Scale)
Taxonomy
Domain: Eukaryota
Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
Kingdom: Animalia
Linnaeus, 1758 - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
Subkingdom: Bilateria
(Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
Branch: Protostomia
Grobben, 1908 - Grobben, 1908 - protostomes
Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa
Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - ecdysozoans
Unambiguous Synonyms: Eulecanium antennatum Fernald, 1903Eulecanium quercifex King, 1901Eulecanium quercitronis King, 1901Eulecanium quercitronis kermoides Fernald, 1903Lecanium antennatum Cockerell, 1896Lecanium antennatum Signoret, 1873Lecanium pruinosum kermoides Tyrrell, 1896Lecanium quercifex Cockerell & Parrott, 1899Lecanium quercifex Fitch, 1859Lecanium quercitronis Cockerell & Parrott, 1899Lecanium quercitronis Fitch, 1859Parthenolecanium quercifex Nakahara, 1981
Notes:
Name Status: Accepted Name. Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Ben-Dov Y..
Physical Description
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Distribution
Range and Population
Mexico, Canada, United States of America
Similar Species
Members of the genus Parthenolecanium :
There are approximately 23 species in this genus.: P. pomeranicum ·
P. pomeranicum ·
P. rufulum ·
P. cerasifex ·
P. corni corni ·
P. corni apuliae ·
P. corni corni (Brown Scale) ·
P. corni corni ·
P. fletcheri (Fletcher Scale) ·
P. glandi ·
P. orientalis ·
P. percicae ·
P. perlatum ·
P. persicae persicae ·
P. persicae persicae (European Peach Scale) ·
P. pomeranicum (Yew Scale) ·
P. pruinosum (Frosted Scale) ·
P. putmani ·
P. quercifex (Oak Lecanium) ·
P. rufulum (Oak Soft Scale) ·
P. smreczynskii ·
P. tamaricis ·
P. viticis
Bibliography
Bodkin, G.E. 1925 The fumigation of citrus trees in Palestine. Bulletin of Entomological Research
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Notes
Contributors: Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist . Species 2000: Reading, U.K. Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon . Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 4, 2006. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed January 14, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider. LepIndex: The Global Lepidoptera Names Index Orthoptera Species File Online, 2.5, 2006. Species Fungorum 2006. Systematic Database of the Scale Insects of the World 2004. The Global Lepidoptera Names Index2, 12.2, 2005. The International Plant Names Index . Accessed Jan 19, 2007. Universal Chalcidoidea Database 2005. World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesFeb 2, 2006.
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