Unaspis citri
TaxID: 1230928
Basic Information
Unaspis citri
Armored scale, Citrus Snow Scale
Unaspis citri, known generally as citrus snow scale, is a species of armored scale insect in the family Diaspididae. Other common names include the orange chionaspi, orange snow scale, white louse scale, and white snow scale.
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Taxonomic Information
Metazoa
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Diaspididae
Unaspis
citri
unclassified
Species
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k__Metazoa;p__Arthropoda;c__Insecta;o__Hemiptera;f__Diaspididae;g__Unaspis;s__Unaspis citri
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Arthropods
Photos (5 photos)
Morphological Features
Adult female scale cover mussel-shaped, 1.5–2.25 mm long, dark brown to brown-black with lighter margin, moderately convex, often with distinct longitudinal dorsal ridge; terminal exuviae brownish-yellow. Male scale cover white, felted, elongate, with three longitudinal ridges. Slide-mounted adult female elongate, 1.4–1.5 mm long; pygidial margin with gland spines and bilobulate marginal lobes; median lobes close together with small space between, without gland spines between them. Dorsal pygidial macroducts numbering about 70, not arranged in rows. Perivulvar pores few or absent
Plazi Taxonomic Treatment
Host Plants (18 host plants)
Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.
| Scientific Name | Status |
|---|---|
| Acacia oshanesii | Host |
| Acacia sp. | Host |
| Ananas comosus | Host |
| Annona muricata | Host |
| Citrus maxima | Host |
| Citrus sinensis | Host |
| Cocos nucifera | Host |
| Glycosmis parviflora | Host |
| Hibiscus sp. | Host |
| Mangifera indica | Host |
Quarantine Status (55 records)
Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.
| Country | Status | Year Added |
|---|---|---|
| Austria | Quarantine pests | 2019 |
| Azerbaijan | Absent | 2024 |
| Belgium | Unknow | 2019 |
| Bulgaria | Quarantine pest ((EU) 2019/2072 Annex II A) | 2019 |
| Bahrain | Quarantine pests | 2003 |
| Belarus | Quarantine pest | 1994 |
| Switzerland | A1 list | 2019 |
| Cyprus | Quarantine pest ((EU) 2019/2072 Annex II A) | 2019 |
| Czechia | Quarantine pests | 2019 |
| Germany | Unknow | 2019 |
Distribution (89 countries)
Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.
| Country | Status | State |
|---|---|---|
| Antigua and Barbuda | Present | — |
| Albania | Absent | — |
| Algeria | Absent | — |
| Netherlands Antilles | Present | — |
| Argentina | Present | — |
| Armenia | Present | — |
| Australia | Present | |
| Belgium | Absent | — |
| Benin | Present | — |
| Bermuda | 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.
Literature
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