Icerya aegyptiaca
TaxID: 479563
Basic Information
Icerya aegyptiaca
Egyptian Icerya, Egyptian Mealybug
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Taxonomic Information
Eukaryota
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Monophlebidae
Icerya
aegyptiaca
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Species
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k__Eukaryota;p__Arthropoda;c__Insecta;o__Hemiptera;f__Monophlebidae;g__Icerya;s__Icerya aegyptiaca
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Arthropods
Photos (5 photos)
Morphological Features
Adult female oval, orange-red, covered in sculpted white wax; antennae and legs black. Margin with a fringe of elongate wax processes, broader and shorter on head and thorax, narrower and more elongate on abdomen, covering ovisac and giving it a fluted appearance. Dorsum covered in wax, margin with long waxy extensions, longer at anterior end. Slide-mounted adult female covered in hair-like and flagellate setae that take up red stain. Anal opening surrounded by a group of long setae and oval pores, each with a bilocular center and 8–12 outer loculi.
Plazi taxonomic treatment
Host Plants (7 host plants)
Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.
| Scientific Name | Status |
|---|---|
| Camellia sinensis | Host |
| Citrus | Host |
| Citrus reticulata | Host |
| Citrus sinensis | Host |
| Coffea arabica | Host |
| Morus alba | Host |
| Psidium guajava | Host |
Quarantine Status (16 records)
Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.
| Country | Status | Year Added |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | A1 list | 2018 |
| Cambodia | Quarantine pests | — |
| Chile | Quarantine pests | 2019 |
| Costa Rica | Absent | — |
| Dominican Republic | Quarantine pests | — |
| Ecuador | Quarantine pests | — |
| Greece | Quarantine pests | — |
| Jordan | Present | 2013 |
| Republic of Korea | Quarantine pests | — |
| Mexico | Quarantine pests | 2018 |
Distribution (43 countries)
Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.
| Country | Status | State |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | Present | |
| Benin | Present | — |
| Bangladesh | Present | — |
| China | Present | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Present | — |
| Egypt | Present | — |
| Fiji | Present | — |
| Ghana | Present | — |
| Guam | Present | — |
| Hong Kong, China | Present | — |
Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)
Download CSVGenomes (0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No genome records available.
Transcriptomes (0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No transcriptome records available.
DNA Barcodes (4 records)
View allData source: BOLD.
| Process ID | BIN | Marker | Length | Country | Date | Lat/Lon | Sequence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICEAE001-18 | - | CYTB | 408 | India | 2016-07-15 | 10.3314, 76.1626 | |
| GBMHH20519-19 | - | COI-3P | 408 | India | - | - | |
| GBMH7457-09 | - | COI-3P | 738 | - | - | - | |
| GBAAQ7835-25 | BOLD:AHD3314 | COI-5P | 687 | India | 2025-07-28 | - |
Literature
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