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Datasheet

Asterolecanium pustulans (akee fringed scale)

Summary

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  • 26 September 2011
  • Datasheet Type(s)
  • Pest
  • Preferred Scientific Name
  • Asterolecanium pustulans
  • Preferred Common Name
  • akee fringed 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

  • Asterolecanium pustulans (Cockerell)

Preferred Common Name

  • akee fringed scale

Other Scientific Names

  • Asterolecanium sambuci
  • Russelaspis pustulans
  • Russellaspis pustulans

International Common Names

  • English: fringed scale, akee; oleander pit scale; pustule scale
  • Spanish: cochinilla amarilla; escama amarilla; escama estrella; escama ulcerante

EPPO code

  • ASTLPU (Asterolecanium pustulans)

Taxonomic Tree

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  • Domain: Eukaryota
  •     Kingdom: Metazoa
  •         Phylum: Arthropoda
  •             Subphylum: Uniramia
  •                 Class: Insecta
  •                     Order: Hemiptera
  •                         Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
  •                             Superfamily: Coccoidea
  •                                 Family: Asterolecaniidae
  •                                     Genus: Asterolecanium
  •                                         Species: Asterolecanium pustulans

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

ChinaUnconfirmed recordCAB Abstracts
IndiaUnconfirmed recordCAB Abstracts
TaiwanUnconfirmed recordCAB Abstracts

AFRICA

EgyptUnconfirmed record
Sao Tome and PrincipeUnconfirmed record

NORTH AMERICA

BermudaPresentSchotman, 1989
MexicoPresentSchotman, 1989
USAPresentSchotman, 1989

CENTRAL AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN

AnguillaPresentSchotman, 1989
Antigua and BarbudaPresentSchotman, 1989
BahamasPresentSchotman, 1989
BarbadosPresentSchotman, 1989
Costa RicaPresentSchotman, 1989
CubaPresentSchotman, 1989; Rivera & Echeverría, 2011
CuraçaoPresentSchotman, 1989
DominicaPresentSchotman, 1989
Dominican RepublicPresentSchotman, 1989
El SalvadorPresentSchotman, 1989
GrenadaPresentSchotman, 1989
GuadeloupePresentSchotman, 1989
HaitiPresentSchotman, 1989
HondurasPresentSchotman, 1989
JamaicaPresentSchotman, 1989
MontserratPresentSchotman, 1989
NicaraguaPresentSchotman, 1989
PanamaPresentSchotman, 1989
Puerto RicoPresentSchotman, 1989
Saint Kitts and NevisPresentSchotman, 1989
Saint LuciaPresentSchotman, 1989
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesPresentSchotman, 1989
Trinidad and TobagoPresentSchotman, 1989
United States Virgin IslandsPresentSchotman, 1989

SOUTH AMERICA

BrazilPresentSchotman, 1989
ColombiaPresentSchotman, 1989
EcuadorPresentSchotman, 1989
GuyanaPresentSchotman, 1989
PeruPresentSchotman, 1989
VenezuelaPresentSchotman, 1989

Host plants/Plants Affected

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Plant nameFamilyContext
Blighia sapida (Akee apple)SapindaceaeMain
Cajanus cajan (pigeon pea)FabaceaeMain
Camellia sinensis (tea)TheaceaeUnknown
Cocos nucifera (coconut)ArecaceaeMain
Coffea (coffee)RubiaceaeMain
Grevillea robusta (silky oak)ProteaceaeMain
Leucaena leucocephala (leucaena)FabaceaeUnknown
Mangifera indica (mango)AnacardiaceaeMain
Manilkara zapota (sapodilla)SapotaceaeUnknown
Solanum melongena (aubergine)SolanaceaeMain
Tagetes lucidaAsteraceaeOther
Theobroma cacao (cocoa)SterculiaceaeMain

Natural Enemies

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Natural enemyTypeLife stagesSpecificityReferencesBiological control inBiological control on
Cheletogenes ornatusPredatorAdults/Nymphs

Distribution Maps

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Distribution map Antigua and Barbuda: Present
Schotman, 1989Anguilla: Present
Schotman, 1989Barbados: Present
Schotman, 1989Barbados: Present
Schotman, 1989Bermuda: Present
Schotman, 1989Brazil: Present
Schotman, 1989Bahamas: Present
Schotman, 1989Bahamas: Present
Schotman, 1989China: Unconfirmed recordChina: Unconfirmed recordColombia: Present
Schotman, 1989Colombia: Present
Schotman, 1989Curaçao: Present
Schotman, 1989Costa Rica: Present
Schotman, 1989Costa Rica: Present
Schotman, 1989Cuba: Present
Schotman, 1989; Rivera & Echeverría, 2011Cuba: Present
Schotman, 1989; Rivera & Echeverría, 2011Dominica: Present
Schotman, 1989Dominican Republic: Present
Schotman, 1989Dominican Republic: Present
Schotman, 1989Ecuador: Present
Schotman, 1989Egypt: Unconfirmed recordGrenada: Present
Schotman, 1989Guadeloupe: Present
Schotman, 1989Guyana: Present
Schotman, 1989Guyana: Present
Schotman, 1989Honduras: Present
Schotman, 1989Honduras: Present
Schotman, 1989Haiti: Present
Schotman, 1989Haiti: Present
Schotman, 1989India: Unconfirmed recordJamaica: Present
Schotman, 1989Jamaica: Present
Schotman, 1989Saint Kitts and Nevis: Present
Schotman, 1989Saint Lucia: Present
Schotman, 1989Montserrat: Present
Schotman, 1989Mexico: Present
Schotman, 1989Mexico: Present
Schotman, 1989Nicaragua: Present
Schotman, 1989Nicaragua: Present
Schotman, 1989Nicaragua: Present
Schotman, 1989Panama: Present
Schotman, 1989Panama: Present
Schotman, 1989Peru: Present
Schotman, 1989Puerto Rico: Present
Schotman, 1989Puerto Rico: Present
Schotman, 1989Sao Tome and Principe: Unconfirmed recordEl Salvador: Present
Schotman, 1989El Salvador: Present
Schotman, 1989Trinidad and Tobago: Present
Schotman, 1989Trinidad and Tobago: Present
Schotman, 1989Taiwan: Unconfirmed recordTaiwan: Unconfirmed recordUSA: Present
Schotman, 1989USA: Present
Schotman, 1989Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Present
Schotman, 1989Venezuela: Present
Schotman, 1989Venezuela: Present
Schotman, 1989United States Virgin Islands: 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) China: Unconfirmed recordIndia: Unconfirmed recordTaiwan: Unconfirmed record
Distribution map (europe)
Distribution map (africa) Egypt: Unconfirmed recordSao Tome and Principe: Unconfirmed record
Distribution map (north america) Bermuda: Present
Schotman, 1989Bahamas: Present
Schotman, 1989Cuba: Present
Schotman, 1989; Rivera & Echeverría, 2011Dominican Republic: Present
Schotman, 1989Honduras: Present
Schotman, 1989Haiti: Present
Schotman, 1989Jamaica: Present
Schotman, 1989Mexico: Present
Schotman, 1989Nicaragua: Present
Schotman, 1989Puerto Rico: Present
Schotman, 1989El Salvador: Present
Schotman, 1989USA: Present
Schotman, 1989
Distribution map (central america) Antigua and Barbuda: Present
Schotman, 1989Anguilla: Present
Schotman, 1989Barbados: Present
Schotman, 1989Bahamas: Present
Schotman, 1989Colombia: Present
Schotman, 1989Curaçao: Present
Schotman, 1989Costa Rica: Present
Schotman, 1989Cuba: Present
Schotman, 1989; Rivera & Echeverría, 2011Dominica: Present
Schotman, 1989Dominican Republic: Present
Schotman, 1989Grenada: Present
Schotman, 1989Guadeloupe: Present
Schotman, 1989Guyana: Present
Schotman, 1989Honduras: Present
Schotman, 1989Haiti: Present
Schotman, 1989Jamaica: Present
Schotman, 1989Saint Kitts and Nevis: Present
Schotman, 1989Saint Lucia: Present
Schotman, 1989Montserrat: Present
Schotman, 1989Mexico: Present
Schotman, 1989Nicaragua: Present
Schotman, 1989Panama: Present
Schotman, 1989Puerto Rico: Present
Schotman, 1989El Salvador: Present
Schotman, 1989Trinidad and Tobago: Present
Schotman, 1989USA: Present
Schotman, 1989Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Present
Schotman, 1989Venezuela: Present
Schotman, 1989United States Virgin Islands: Present
Schotman, 1989
Distribution map (south america) Barbados: Present
Schotman, 1989Brazil: Present
Schotman, 1989Colombia: Present
Schotman, 1989Costa Rica: Present
Schotman, 1989Ecuador: Present
Schotman, 1989Guyana: Present
Schotman, 1989Nicaragua: Present
Schotman, 1989Panama: Present
Schotman, 1989Peru: Present
Schotman, 1989Trinidad and Tobago: Present
Schotman, 1989Venezuela: Present
Schotman, 1989
Distribution map (pacific) China: Unconfirmed recordTaiwan: Unconfirmed record