Species Tachardina aurantiaca Cockerell, 1903
- Tachardia aurantiaca Cockerell, T.D.A. 1903. Two remarkable new Coccidae. The Canadian Entomologist 35: 64-66 [65].
Type data:
Syntype(s) USNM 1 ♀ and first instar, Garoet, Java, Indonesia.
Generic Combinations
- Tachardina aurantiaca (Cockerell, 1903). —
Kapur, A.P. 1958. A catalogue of the lac insects (Lacciferidae, Hemiptera). Ranchi, India : Lac Cess Com. 47 pp. [36] - Tachardina (Tachardina) aurantiaca (Cockerell, 1903). —
Chamberlin, J.C. 1923. A systematic monograph of the Tachardiinae or lac insects (Coccidae). Bulletin of Entomological Research 14: 147-212 [205] (new combination)
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Christmas Island, Indian Ocean Territory
Introduced from Indonesia.
Other Regions
Christmas Island terrestrial & freshwater
General References
Abbott, K.L. & Green, P.T. 2007. Collapse of an ant-scale mutualism in a rainforest on Christmas Island. Oikos 116: 1238-1246
Ong, S.P., Neumann, G., Khairun, Y., Che Salmah, M.R. & Kirton, L.G. 2014. Development and size–fecundity relationship of the Yellow Lac Scale, Tachardina aurantiaca (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Kerriidae). Journal of Tropical Forest Science 26(3): 435-441
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COCCOIDEA | 07-May-2025 | ADDED | Dr Vivian Sandoval (ABRS) |