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Fiorinia (genus)
''Fiorinia'' is a genus of armored scale insects (family Diaspididae) with around 70 species. The species are widely distributed around the world. However, the large majority of them are found in southern Asia. They infest woody plants like forest or crop trees, palm trees and shrubs. Several species are invasive and these are mainly polyphagous species which have spread with the trade of ornamentals. For example, 7 species have been introduced into North America. Type species: ''Fiorinia pellucida'' Targioni Tozzetti, 1868, a synonym of '' Fiorinia fioriniae''. Distribution The large majority of species can be found in tropical and subtropical parts of Asia and the Pacific Islands. In other regions, species of ''Fiorinia'' have been frequently reported as being introduced or being intercepted by quarantine. This applies, for example, to all species of ''Fiorinia'' recorded in the United States and in the U.K. Some invasive species like ''F. fioriniae'' or ''F. phantasma'' ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adolfo Targioni Tozzetti
Adolfo Targioni Tozzetti (13 February 1823 in Florence – 18 September 1902) was an Italian entomologist who specialised in Sternorrhyncha. He was Professor of Botany and Zoology in Florence, associated with Museo di Storia Naturale di Firenze where his collection remains today at La Specola. He was especially interested in pest species, mainly mealybugs, scale insects and other pests that attack citrus and peaches. He described many new taxa In biology, a taxon ( back-formation from '' taxonomy''; plural taxa) is a group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit. Although neither is required, a taxon is usually known by a particular n .... He was a member of the founding committee of La Società Entomologica Italiana. Works (partial list) *1867 Studii sulle Cocciniglie. ''Memorie della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali''. Milano 3: 1-87. *1868 (separate), 1869. Introduzione alla seconda memoria per gli studi sulle c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiorinia Phantasma
''Fiorinia phantasma'', the phantasma scale, is an invasive and polyphagous scale insect, apparently native to parts of south-eastern Asia and some Pacific islands. It has invaded other parts of the Pacific, Asia, the Indian Ocean, Europe and the Americas, spreading with the trade of ornamental plants. It has caused serious outbreaks on palm trees, but also infests various other woody plants, including a number of ornamentals and fruit trees like mango or lychee. Distribution ''Fiorinia phantasma'' was described from the Philippines in 1915, where it had been collected from Neolitsea. The first documented occurrence outside the Philippines and the first case of invasion was reported from the Hawaii Islands, where heavy infestations were reported from Oahu Island on ''Ligustrum japonicum'' in 2004, and on ''Pittosporum tobira'' in 2008. Subsequently, it was collected from 15 other plants, including a serious infestation on areca palms in 2011 on Maui Island. ''F. phantasma'' wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiorinia Expansa
Fioriniina is a subtribe of armored scale insects. Genera *'' Adiscofiorinia'' *'' Africaspis'' *'' Bayokaspis'' *'' Chlidaspis'' *'' Crockeraspis'' *'' Crypthemichionaspis'' *'' Epifiorinia'' *'' Exuviaspis'' *''Fiorinia'' *'' Fraseraspis'' *'' Heimaspis'' *'' Ichthyaspis'' *'' Kulatinganaspis'' *'' Mayonia'' *'' Parafiorinia'' *''Pseudaulacaspis ''Pseudaulacaspis'' is a genus of scales and mealybugs in the family Diaspididae Diaspididae is the largest family of scale insects with over 2650 described species in around 400 genera. As with all scale insects, the female produces a waxy pro ...'' *'' Rutherfordia'' *'' Singapuraspis'' *'' Sinistraspis'' *'' Thysanofiorinia'' *'' Trullifiorinia'' *'' Tulefiorinia'' References Diaspidini {{Diaspididae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holly
''Ilex'' (), or holly, is a genus of over 570 species of flowering plants in the family Aquifoliaceae, and the only living genus in that family. ''Ilex'' has the most species of any woody dioecious angiosperm genus. The species are evergreen or deciduous trees, shrubs, and climbers from tropics to temperate zones worldwide. The type species is ''Ilex aquifolium'', the common European holly used in Christmas decorations and cards. Description The genus ''Ilex'' is divided into three subgenera: *''Ilex'' subg. ''Byronia'', with the type species '' Ilex polypyrena'' *''Ilex'' subg. ''Prinos'', with 12 species *''Ilex'' subg. ''Ilex'', with the rest of the species The genus is widespread throughout the temperate and subtropical regions of the world. It includes species of trees, shrubs, and climbers, with evergreen or deciduous foliage and inconspicuous flowers. Its range was more extended in the Tertiary period and many species are adapted to laurel forest habitats. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiorinia Theae
''Fiorinia theae'', the tea scale, is a polyphagous scale insect which is native to Asia and has been introduced into the Americas. It is widely distributed on both continents, especially in warmer regions. Apart from tea (''Camellia sinensis''), the host plants include a range of trees and shrubs, both ornamentals and crops. For example, other ''Camellia'' species, ''Citrus'' or ''Ilex'' (holly) species are part of the host range. Infested plants turn yellow and might die after heavy infestation. Distribution ''Fiorinia theae'' was originally described from tea plants in India and has been recorded also from various other countries in southern Asia, ranging from Sri Lanka in the west to the Philippines, Taiwan and southern China in the east. It was introduced into the U.S. in the beginning of the 20th century and in 1908 was already recorded as a pest of ornamental camellias in South Carolina. It is now widely distributed in the Americas and has been recorded in most eastern and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsuga
''Tsuga'' (, from Japanese (), the name of ''Tsuga sieboldii'') is a genus of conifers in the subfamily Abietoideae of Pinaceae, the pine family. The common name hemlock is derived from a perceived similarity in the smell of its crushed foliage to that of the unrelated plant poison hemlock. Unlike the latter, ''Tsuga'' species are not poisonous. The genus comprises eight to ten species (depending on the authority), with four species occurring in North America and four to six in eastern Asia. Description They are medium-sized to large evergreen trees, ranging from tall, with a conical to irregular crown, the latter occurring especially in some of the Asian species. The leading shoots generally droop. The bark is scaly and commonly deeply furrowed, with the colour ranging from grey to brown. The branches stem horizontally from the trunk and are usually arranged in flattened sprays that bend downward towards their tips. Short spur shoots, which are present in many gymnosperms, ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiorinia Externa
Fioriniina is a subtribe of armored scale insects. Genera *'' Adiscofiorinia'' *'' Africaspis'' *'' Bayokaspis'' *'' Chlidaspis'' *'' Crockeraspis'' *'' Crypthemichionaspis'' *'' Epifiorinia'' *'' Exuviaspis'' *''Fiorinia'' *'' Fraseraspis'' *'' Heimaspis'' *'' Ichthyaspis'' *'' Kulatinganaspis'' *'' Mayonia'' *'' Parafiorinia'' *''Pseudaulacaspis ''Pseudaulacaspis'' is a genus of scales and mealybugs in the family Diaspididae Diaspididae is the largest family of scale insects with over 2650 described species in around 400 genera. As with all scale insects, the female produces a waxy pro ...'' *'' Rutherfordia'' *'' Singapuraspis'' *'' Sinistraspis'' *'' Thysanofiorinia'' *'' Trullifiorinia'' *'' Tulefiorinia'' References Diaspidini {{Diaspididae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conifer
Conifers are a group of cone-bearing seed plants, a subset of gymnosperms. Scientifically, they make up the division Pinophyta (), also known as Coniferophyta () or Coniferae. The division contains a single extant class, Pinopsida. All extant conifers are perennial woody plants with secondary growth. The great majority are trees, though a few are shrubs. Examples include cedars, Douglas-firs, cypresses, firs, junipers, kauri, larches, pines, hemlocks, redwoods, spruces, and yews.Campbell, Reece, "Phylum Coniferophyta". Biology. 7th. 2005. Print. P. 595 As of 1998, the division Pinophyta was estimated to contain eight families, 68 genera, and 629 living species. Although the total number of species is relatively small, conifers are ecologically important. They are the dominant plants over large areas of land, most notably the taiga of the Northern Hemisphere, but also in similar cool climates in mountains further south. Boreal conifers have many wintertime ada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
