Valid Names Results
Crypticerya genistae (Hempel, 1912) (Monophlebidae: Crypticerya)Nomenclatural History
- Icerya genistae Hempel 1912: 55. Type data: BRAZIL: Sao Paulo State, Campinas, in garden of Instituto Agronomico, on Genista scoparia, Lespedeza striata and Fragaria sp.. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Sao Paulo: Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil; accepted valid name
- Iceria genistae; Hempel 1912: 57. misspelling of genus name
- Crypticerya genistae (Hempel, 1912); Unruh & Gullan 2008: 26. change of combination
- Icerya genistae Hempel, 1912; Gavrilov-Zimin 2018: 176. revived combination (previously published) Notes: Gavrilov-Zimin rejected the genetic basis for separation of genera. Based on his morphological definition of genera, he reassigned several species within this family.
Common Names
- Cochinilla acanalada genista KondoWa2022b
- giant scale KondoWa2022b
- soybean scale KondoWa2022b
- white scale KondoWa2022b
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 25 | Genera: 85
- Acanthaceae
- Ruellia simplex | MestreFoKo2016 | (= Ruellia brittoniana)
- Arecaceae
- Adonidia merrillii | MestreFoKo2016
- Dypsis lutescens | HodgesHoUn2008
- Asteraceae
- Ambrosia | HodgesHoUn2008 MacGreSa1984
- Ambrosia artemisiifolia | KondoRaPe2016
- Baccharis halimifolia | HodgesHoUn2008
- Bidens pilosa | EtiennMa2008 HodgesHoUn2008 MestreFoKo2016 | (= Bidens alba)
- Centratherum punctatum | EtiennMa2008
- Cyanthillium cinereum | AriasMoHe2022
- Eclipta prostrata | HodgesHoUn2008
- Eleutheranthera ruderalis | EtiennMa2008
- Emilia fosbergii | ChavezTeCa2011 EtiennMa2008
- Erigeron canadensis | EtiennMa2008 HodgesHoUn2008 | (= Conyza canadensis)
- Eupatorium capillifolium | HodgesHoUn2008
- Helianthus debilis | HodgesHoUn2008
- Heterotheca subaxillaris | HodgesHoUn2008
- Mikania micrantha | EtiennMa2008
- Parthenium hysterophorus | EtiennMa2008
- Pluchea carolinensis | EtiennMa2008 HodgesHoUn2008
- Pluchea odorata | HodgesHoUn2008
- Solidago leavenworthii | HodgesHoUn2008
- Sonchus oleraceus | EtiennMa2008
- Sphagneticola trilobata | HodgesHoUn2008
- Tridax procumbens | HodgesHoUn2008
- Caesalpinioideae
- Libidibia glabrata | AriasMoHe2022 | (= Caesalpinia glabrata)
- Cannabaceae
- Trema micrantha | HodgesHoUn2008
- Casuarinaceae
- Casuarina equisetifolia | HodgesHoUn2008
- Convolvulaceae
- Ipomoea batatas | ChavezTeCa2011 EtiennMa2008
- Ipomoea pes-caprae | ChavezTeCa2011 HodgesHoUn2008
- Ipomoea tiliacea | EtiennMa2008
- Merremia aegyptia | EtiennMa2008
- Cucurbitaceae
- Momordica charantia | HodgesHoUn2008
- Cyperaceae
- Carex | HodgesHoUn2008
- Rhynchospora | HodgesHoUn2008
- Euphorbiaceae
- Euphorbia cyathophora | HodgesHoUn2008 | (= Poinsettia cyathophora)
- Euphorbia heterophylla | EtiennMa2008
- Euphorbia hirta | EtiennMa2008 HodgesHoUn2008
- Euphorbia hypericifolia | EtiennMa2008 HodgesHoUn2008 | (= Chamaesyce hypericifolia)
- Euphorbia mesembryanthemifolia | HodgesHoUn2008 | (= Chamaesyce mesembryanthemifolia)
- Euphorbia tithymaloides | MestreFoKo2016
- Ricinus communis | HodgesHoUn2008
- Fabaceae
- Acacia cornigera | HodgesHoUn2008
- Acacia farnesiana | MestreFoKo2016
- Acacia macracantha | EtiennMa2008
- Aeschynomene americana | HodgesHoUn2008
- Albizia multiflora | AriasMoHe2022
- Arachis pintoi | KondoRaPe2016
- Caesalpinia bonduc | EtiennMa2008
- Cajanus cajan | HodgesHoUn2008
- Calopogonium mucunoides | EtiennMa2008
- Canavalia rosea | EtiennMa2008
- Centrosema pubescens | EtiennMa2008
- Centrosema virginianum | EtiennMa2008
- Crotalaria incana | HodgesHoUn2008
- Crotalaria pumila | MestreFoKo2016
- Crotalaria retusa | EtiennMa2008
- Cytisus scoparius | KondoRaPe2016 | (= Genista scoparia)
- Desmanthus virgatus | EtiennMa2008
- Desmodium incanum | EtiennMa2008 HodgesHoUn2008
- Desmodium tortuosum | EtiennMa2008 HodgesHoUn2008
- Desmodium triflorum | AriasMoHe2022
- Dichrostachys cinerea | MestreFoKo2016
- Genista | ChavezTeCa2011 Hempel1912
- Haematoxylum campechianum | ChavezTeCa2011 EtiennMa2008
- Indigofera suffruticosa | EtiennMa2008
- Indigofera tinctoria | HodgesHoUn2008
- Kummerowia striata | Hempel1912 | (= Lespedeza striata)
- Lathyrus sphaericus | AriasMoHe2022
- Macroptilium lathyroides | EtiennMa2008 HodgesHoUn2008
- Mimosa pigra | EtiennMa2008
- Mimosa pudica | EtiennMa2008
- Neptunia plena | AriasMoHe2022
- Pueraria phaseoloides | EtiennMa2008
- Rhynchosia baukea | ChavezTeCa2011
- Rhynchosia minima | EtiennMa2008
- Senna alata | MestreFoKo2016
- Senna obtusifolia | EtiennMa2008
- Senna polyphylla | HodgesHoUn2008
- Senna reticulata | AriasMoHe2022
- Senna siamea | AriasMoHe2022 | (- Cassia siamea)
- Sesbania | HodgesHoUn2008
- Stylosanthes biflora | HodgesHoUn2008
- Stylosanthes hamata | MestreFoKo2016
- Tephrosia cinerea | MestreFoKo2016
- Teramnus labialis | EtiennMa2008
- Vicia acutifolia | HodgesHoUn2008
- Vigna | EtiennMa2008 LimaDaFa2011
- Vigna luteola | HodgesHoUn2008
- Lamiaceae
- Ocimum | AriasMoHe2022
- Origanum majorana | AriasMoHe2022
- Malvaceae
- Waltheria indica | HodgesHoUn2008 MestreFoKo2016
- Nyctaginaceae
- Boerhavia coccinea | AriasMoHe2022
- Onagraceae
- Ludwigia peruviana | HodgesHoUn2008
- Passifloraceae
- Turnera subulata | ChavezTeCa2011 EtiennMa2008
- Phyllanthaceae
- Phyllanthus debilis | EtiennMa2008
- Poaceae
- Bothriochloa pertusa | HodgesHoUn2008
- Cenchrus tribuloides | MestreFoKo2016
- Panicum amarum | MestreFoKo2016
- Panicum maximum | MestreFoKo2016
- Sporobolus virginicus | MestreFoKo2016
- Urochloa platyphylla | MestreFoKo2016 | (= Brachiaria platyphylla)
- Primulaceae
- Samolus valerandi | HodgesHoUn2008
- Rosaceae
- Fragaria | Hempel1912
- Rubiaceae
- Richardia grandiflora | HodgesHoUn2008
- Spermacoce verticillata | HodgesHoUn2008
- Sapindaceae
- Filicium decipiens | HodgesHoUn2008
- Solanaceae
- Capsicum | KondoRaPe2016
- Solanum torvum | EtiennMa2008
- Verbenaceae
- Citharexylum ellipticum | MestreFoKo2016
- Vitaceae
- Ampelopsis arborea | HodgesHoUn2008
- Vitis rotundifolia | HodgesHoUn2008
Foes:
Families: 4 | Genera: 4
- Cecidomyiidae
- Pectinodiplosis erratica | GagneEt2009
- Chrysopidae
- Ceraeochrysa | AriasMoFo2024
- Coccinellidae
- Novius | GonzalKo2014 | (= Anovia)
- Novius cardinalis | EtiennMa2008 | (= Rodolia cardinalis)
- Novius circumclusus | KondoRaPe2016
- Novius punicus | KondoRaPe2016 | (= Anovia punica)
- Phoridae
- Syneura cocciphila | GonzalKo2014
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 23
- Antigua and Barbuda | MillerRuPa2014
- Aruba | KondoGuPe2016
- Bahamas | KondoWa2022b
- Barbados | GonzalKo2014 Hodges2008
- Brazil
- Espirito Santo | CulikMaVe2007
- Sao Paulo | AriasMoHe2022 Hempel1912
- Colombia | KondoRaPe2016
- Cuba | MestreFoKo2016
- Curaçao | KondoRaPe2016
- Dominica | MillerRuPa2014
- Ecuador | AriasMoHe2022
- Grenada | KondoWa2022b
- Guadeloupe | EtiennMa2008
- Haiti | KondoWa2022b
- Jamaica | MillerRuPa2014
- Mexico | MillerRuPa2014
- Panama | KondoWa2022b
- Peru | CastilDiCo2024
- Puerto Rico & Vieques Island
- Puerto Rico | MillerRuPa2014
- Saint Kitts and Nevis Islands | MillerRuPa2014
- Saint Lucia | Malump2014a
- Trinidad and Tobago | MillerRuPa2014
- U.S. Virgin Islands | MillerRuPa2014
- United States
- Florida | Hodges2008 HodgesHoUn2008
Keys
- Gavril2018: pp.179-182 ( Adult (F) ) [Species of Icerya] Key as: Icerya genistae
- KondoGuPe2016: pp.6 ( Adult (F) ) [iceryine species in Colombia]
- KondoGuRa2012: pp.7-Jun ( Adult (F) ) [Key to the adult females of South American iceryine species (Replacement for erroneous key in Kondo & Unruh (2009))]
- KondoUn2009: pp.94-95 ( Adult (F) ) [Crypticerya species of South America]
- UnruhGu2008b: pp.25-26 ( Adult (F) ) [Species of Crypticerya]
Remarks
- Systematics: In life, the adult female of C. genistae can be distinguished readily from those of C.brasiliensis, C. multicicatrices and C. zeteki by the absence of long tufts on the head and apex of abdomen. (KondoGuPe2016)
- Structure: In life adult female light brown, yellowish at anterior margin; antennae, legs and eyes dark brown, nearly black; dorsal surface covered with waxy secretion, plus wax tufts forming medial, submarginal and marginal longitudinal rows, with tufts longest in middle and ends of each row. Ovisac slightly striated and tapering towards posterior end. (KondoGuPe2016)
- Economic Importance: Crypticerya genistae has been reported as a pest of eggplants, peanuts, peppers and tomatoes in Barbados. In Puerto Rico it has been reported as a devastating pest of soybeans and other legumes. In Florida, hosts currently are restricted to common roadside plants, with no infestations observed in agricultural crops or on ornamental plants. In Colombia, it has been reported as a pest of chili peppers, Capsicum sp. cv. ‘Topito’ (Solanaceae). (Kondo, et al., 2016)
- General Remarks: Detailed description and photograph in T. Kondo & G.W. Watson, 2022b. Magnified anatomical photos in Castillo-Carrillo et al., 2024.
Illustrations
Citations
- AriasMoFo2024: distribution, natural enemies,
- AriasMoHe2022: diagnosis, distribution, economic importance, host, illustration,
- BenDov2005a: catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, 196-197
- CastilDiCo2024: anatomy, diagnosis, distribution, host plants, record,
- CulikMaVe2007: distribution, host, 1-5
- EtiennMa2008: distribution, economic importance, host, 517-520
- Foldi2001a: taxonomy, 203
- GagneEt2009: biological control, distribution, host, 348-349
- Gavril2018: key, taxonomy, 176,182
- GonzalKo2014: biological control, distribution, 1
- Hempel1912: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 18, 55-59
- Hodges2008: distribution, economic importance, host, 157
- HodgesHoUn2008: distribution, host, 353-337
- KondoGuPe2016: diagnosis, distribution, host, key, 2, 4, 5
- KondoGuRa2012: distribution, taxonomy, 1, 6-7
- KondoRaPe2016: distribution, economic importance, host, natural enemies, 188
- KondoUn2009: taxonomy, 94-95
- KondoWa2022a: distribution, host, list, 22
- KondoWa2022b: biology, control, diagnosis, distribution, economic importance, host, illustration, 89-91
- Malump2014a: distribution, host, illustration, 79
- MestreFoKo2016: description, distribution, host, illustration, 85- 92
- Meurge2011: distribution, 82
- Morris1928: taxonomy, 208, 223
- RamosPeKo2017: distribution, 1
- Sassce1915: distribution, host, taxonomy, 26
- Stocks2013a: distribution, host, natural enemies, 243, 355
- UnruhGu2008: phylogeny, taxonomy, 8-50
- VeaGr2016: evolution, 4
