Monophlebidae (family)
Mealy Bugs at Symonston, ACT
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| Monophlebidae (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 17 Aug 2019 | |
| Monophlebidae (family) | MichaelBedingfield | 16 Mar 2019 | |
| Monophlebulus sp. (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 25 Jan 2019 | |
| Unverified | Christine | 25 Jan 2019 |
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User's notes
Found just inside the Coconut Ant's nest, under the "sawdust" covering.
2 comments
26 Jan 2019
It looks like a mealybug. I saw ants trapping a giant snowball mealybug by building around and over it.
16 Mar 2019
This one doesn't look like Pseudococcidae sp. (family). How about Monophlebidae sp. (family)
Location information
- Coordinates 149.135563-35.349175
- Maps Mount Mugga Mugga
- Places Symonston, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 24 Jan 2019 09:14 AM Recorded on
- Christine Recorded by
Collections
- Christine Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Monophlebidae (family) Scale insects & mealybugs (Hemiptera, Coccoidea) Insects
Species information
- Monophlebidae (family) Scientific name
- Mealy Bugs Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 771m Recorded at altitude
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