Aulacaspis yasumatsui

TaxID: 670931

Basic Information

Aulacaspis yasumatsui

Cycad Aulacaspis Scale, Cycad aulacaspis scale

Aulacaspis yasumatsui, or cycad aulacaspis scale (CAS), is a scale insect species in the genus Aulacaspis that feeds on cycad species such as Cycas revoluta or Dioon purpusii (Purpus' cycad). Other common names include the cycad scale, the sago palm scale, and the Asian cycad scale. This is a serious pest of cycads which can kill its host plant.

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Taxonomic Information

Metazoa

Arthropoda

Insecta

Hemiptera

Diaspididae

Aulacaspis

yasumatsui

unclassified

Photos (0 photos)

No photos available.

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (9 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

Scientific Name Status
Cycas Host
Cycas pectinata Host
Cycas revoluta Host
Dioon Host
Encephalartos Host
Macrozamia Host
Microcycas Host
Stangeria Host
Zamia Host

Quarantine Status (5 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Republic of Korea Quarantine pests —
Mauritius Quarantine pests —
New Caledonia Quarantine pests —
Nicaragua Absent —
French Polynesia Absent —

Distribution (46 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

44
Present
2
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Bulgaria Present —
Bahamas Present —
Bermuda Present —
Barbados Present —
China Present
Côte d'Ivoire Absent —
Costa Rica Present —
Cayman Islands Present —
Cyprus Present —
Dominican Republic Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

Literature