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Dactylopius ceylonicus

Life > Eukaryotes > Opisthokonta > Metazoa (animals) > Bilateria > Ecdysozoa > Panarthropoda > Tritocerebra > Phylum: Arthopoda > Mandibulata > Atelocerata > Panhexapoda > Hexapoda > Insecta (insects) > Dicondyla > Pterygota > Metapterygota > Neoptera > Eumetabola > Paraneoptera > Condylognatha > Hemiptera (bugs) > Sternorryncha > Superfamily: Coccoidea > Family: Dactylopiidae > Genus: Dactylopius

Released in South Africa for the biological control of Opuntia vulgaris.

 

Publications

  • Sullivan P.R. 1990. Population growth potential of Dactylopius ceylonicus Green (Hemiptera: Dactylopiidae) on Opuntia vulgaris Miller. Australian Journal of Entomology 29(2): 123-129. DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1990.tb00333.x