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Re: Another Scale Insect Required - Cushion Scale

Charles,

Could you please add the following Scale Insect to the Dictionary (I have recently been finding it locally on Rhododendron):

- Cushion Scale - Pulvinaria floccifera (Westwood, 1870)

   Synonyms needed:  English/Common:  Cottony Camellia Scale
                                   Latin/Scientific:    Eriococcus azaleae
                                                               Chloropulvinaria floccifera

Many thanks.

Steve

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Re: Another Scale Insect Required - Cushion Scale

Hi Steve

Thanks for the suggestions - just a quick query though, before I add them. As far as my research has taken me, this is what I think the situation is:

"Cottony Camelia Scale"
Pulvinaria floccifera (Westwood, 1870)
syn: Chloropulvinaria floccifera (Westwood, 1870)

but

Eriococcus azaleae (?= Acanthococcus azaleae (Comstock, 1881))
seems to be a different species - called "Azalea Bark Scale"

Does that sound correct? Do you need both species adding?

Thanks, Chris R.

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Re: Another Scale Insect Required - Cushion Scale

Chris,

Very well researched mate - from what I can see it looks like you are correct and both names need to be added.

Many thanks.

Cheers.

Steve

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Re: Another Scale Insect Required - Cushion Scale

All done - thanks :)

Pulvinaria Targioni Tozzetti, 1866 EXISTS TVK NHMSYS0020930421

Pulvinaria floccifera (Westwood, 1870) ADDED TVK NHMSYS0020973469
= Chloropulvinaria floccifera (Westwood, 1870) ADDED TVK NHMSYS0020973475
= "Cottony Camellia Scale" Vernacular ADDED TVK NHMSYS0020973479

Acanthococcus Signoret, 1875 EXISTS TVK NHMSYS0020962624

Acanthococcus azaleae (Comstock, 1881) ADDED TVK NHMSYS0020973487
= Eriococcus azaleae Comstock, 1881 ADDED TVK NHMSYS0020973493
= "Azalea Bark Scale" Vernacular ADDED TVK NHMSYS0020973497

Chris Raper, Manager of the UK Species Inventory, Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity,
Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD.  (tel: 020 7942 5894)
also Tachinid Recording Scheme (http://tachinidae.org.uk/)