Phenacoccus solenopsis

TaxID: 483260

Basic Information

Phenacoccus solenopsis

Chinese hibiscus mealybug, Cotton Mealybug, Solenopsis mealybug

Phenacoccus solenopsis, the cotton mealybug or solenopsis mealybug, is a species of mealybug in the family Pseudococcidae. Having originated in North America, it has spread to other parts of the world and become a major pest of cotton crops.

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Taxonomic Information

Metazoa

Arthropoda

Insecta

Hemiptera

Pseudococcidae

Phenacoccus

solenopsis

unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

Phenacoccus solenopsis
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(c) Derek Hudgins@BY-NC
Phenacoccus solenopsis
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(c) Azhagarraja S@BY-NC
Phenacoccus solenopsis
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(c) Cherre Bezerra Da Silva@BY-NC
Phenacoccus solenopsis
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(c) Cherre Bezerra Da Silva@BY-NC
Phenacoccus solenopsis
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(c) Cherre Bezerra Da Silva@BY-NC

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (51 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

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Quarantine Status (4 records)

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

Country Status Year Added
China Quarantine pests 2021
Republic of Korea Quarantine pests —
Peru Absent —
Uruguay Absent —

Distribution (70 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

68
Present
2
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Algeria Present —
United Arab Emirates Present —
Argentina Present —
Australia Present
Benin Present —
Bangladesh Present —
Belize Present —
Brazil Present
Barbados Present —
Cambodia Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (1 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Assembly Accession Assembly Level Genome Size(Mb) Contig N50(Kb) Scaffold N50(Kb) BUSCO% Downloads Actions
GCA_009761765.1 Chromosome 292 489 48998 -

Transcriptomes (3 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Run ID Tissue Developmental Stage Sex Read Count Location Actions
SRR25243522 Whole insects - - 23614380 China: Zhejiang
SRR25243521 Whole insects - - 27845674 China: Zhejiang
SRR25243520 Whole insects - - 29846674 China: Zhejiang

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

Literature