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Datasheet

Coccus longulus (long shield scale)

Summary

  • Last modified
  • 25 July 2011
  • Datasheet Type(s)
  • Pest
  • Preferred Scientific Name
  • Coccus longulus
  • Preferred Common Name
  • long shield scale
  • Taxonomic Tree
  • Domain: Eukaryota
  •     Kingdom: Metazoa
  •         Phylum: Arthropoda
  •             Subphylum: Uniramia
  •                 Class: Insecta
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Identity

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Preferred Scientific Name

  • Coccus longulus (Douglas)

Preferred Common Name

  • long shield scale

Other Scientific Names

  • Coccus frontalis
  • Coccus wiatariae
  • Lecanium elongatum auct.
  • Lecanium frontale
  • Lecanium longulum
  • Lecanium longulus Dougl.

International Common Names

  • English: long shell scale
  • French: cochenille verte

Taxonomic Tree

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  • Domain: Eukaryota
  •     Kingdom: Metazoa
  •         Phylum: Arthropoda
  •             Subphylum: Uniramia
  •                 Class: Insecta
  •                     Order: Hemiptera
  •                         Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
  •                             Superfamily: Coccoidea
  •                                 Family: Coccidae
  •                                     Genus: Coccus
  •                                         Species: Coccus longulus

Distribution Table

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The distribution in this summary table is based on all the information available. When several references are cited, they may give conflicting information on the status. Further details may be available for individual references in the Distribution Table Details section which can be selected by going to Generate Report.

CountryDistributionLast ReportedOriginFirst ReportedInvasiveReferencesNotes

ASIA

TaiwanUnconfirmed recordCAB Abstracts

AFRICA

Spain
-Canary IslandsUnconfirmed record

CENTRAL AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN

Antigua and BarbudaPresentSchotman, 1989
BarbadosPresentSchotman, 1989
CubaPresentNovoa et al., 2011
GrenadaPresentSchotman, 1989
JamaicaPresentSchotman, 1989
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesPresentSchotman, 1989

Host plants/Plants Affected

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Plant nameFamilyContext
AnnonaAnnonaceaeMain
Cajanus cajan (pigeon pea)FabaceaeMain
Leucaena leucocephala (leucaena)FabaceaeUnknown

Natural Enemies

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Natural enemyTypeLife stagesSpecificityReferencesBiological control inBiological control on
Cryptolaemus montrouzieriPredator

Distribution Maps

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Distribution map Antigua and Barbuda: Present
Schotman, 1989Barbados: Present
Schotman, 1989Barbados: Present
Schotman, 1989Cuba: Present
Novoa et al., 2011Cuba: Present
Novoa et al., 2011Spain
See regional map for distribution within the countryGrenada: Present
Schotman, 1989Jamaica: Present
Schotman, 1989Jamaica: Present
Schotman, 1989Taiwan: Unconfirmed recordTaiwan: Unconfirmed recordSaint Vincent and the Grenadines: Present
Schotman, 1989
  • = Present, no further details
  • = Evidence of pathogen
  • = Widespread
  • = Last reported
  • = Localised
  • = Presence unconfirmed
  • = Confined and subject to quarantine
  • = See regional map for distribution within the country
  • = Occasional or few reports
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Distribution map (asia) Taiwan: Unconfirmed record
Distribution map (europe)
Distribution map (africa) Canary Islands: Unconfirmed record
Distribution map (north america) Cuba: Present
Novoa et al., 2011Jamaica: Present
Schotman, 1989
Distribution map (central america) Antigua and Barbuda: Present
Schotman, 1989Barbados: Present
Schotman, 1989Cuba: Present
Novoa et al., 2011Grenada: Present
Schotman, 1989Jamaica: Present
Schotman, 1989Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Present
Schotman, 1989
Distribution map (south america) Barbados: Present
Schotman, 1989
Distribution map (pacific) Taiwan: Unconfirmed record