Coccus longulus (Douglas)
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- Aphenochiton inconspicuus
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- Coccus hesperidum
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- Crystallotesta fagi
- Crystallotesta leptospermi
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- Parasaissetia nigra
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- Plumichiton pollicinus
- Poropeza dacrydii
- Pounamococcus cuneatus
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- Saissetia coffeae
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- Umbonichiton adelus
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Long brown scale
Douglas named this species longulus in 1887.
Status in New Zealand: an exotic (adventive) species, first recorded here in 1897. Not important economically. Most records are from the Auckland area.
Biology: probably more than one generation per year. Long brown scale is parthenogenetic and there are no males.
Found on the stems and leaves of:
I. Exotic plants:
Citrus, Hypericum
Citrus, Hypericum sp., Magnolia stellata, Vitis vinifera [ grapevine]
II. Native plants:
Carmichaelia [native broom], Melicope ternata [wharangi]