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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:

  1. Eulecanium antennatum Fernald, 1903
  2. Eulecanium quercifex King, 1901
  3. Eulecanium quercitronis King, 1901
  4. Eulecanium quercitronis kermoides Fernald, 1903
  5. Lecanium antennatum Cockerell, 1896
  6. Lecanium antennatum Signoret, 1873
  7. Lecanium pruinosum kermoides Tyrrell, 1896
  8. Lecanium quercifex Cockerell & Parrott, 1899
  9. Lecanium quercifex Fitch, 1859
  10. Lecanium quercitronis Cockerell & Parrott, 1899
  11. Lecanium quercitronis Fitch, 1859
  12. Parthenolecanium 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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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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Last Revised: February 27, 2008