Crystallotesta neofagi Henderson & Hodgson
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- Aphenochiton inconspicuus
- Aphenochiton kamahi
- Aphenochiton pronus
- Aphenochiton pubens
- Aphenochiton subtilis
- Ceroplastes destructor
- Ceroplastes sinensis
- Coccus hesperidum
- Coccus longulus
- Crystallotesta fagi
- Crystallotesta leptospermi
- Crystallotesta neofagi
- Crystallotesta ornata
- Crystallotesta ornatella
- Ctenochiton chelyon
- Ctenochiton paraviridis
- Ctenochiton toru
- Ctenochiton viridis
- Epelidochiton piperis
- Inglisia patella
- Kalasiris depressa
- Kalasiris perforata
- Lecanochiton actites
- Lecanochiton metrosideri
- Lecanochiton scutellaris
- Parasaissetia nigra
- Parthenolacanium corni
- Plumichiton diadema
- Plumichiton elaeocarpi
- Plumichiton flavus
- Plumichiton nikau
- Plumichiton pollicinus
- Poropeza dacrydii
- Pounamococcus cuneatus
- Pulvinaria hydrangeae
- Pulvinaria mesembryanthemi
- Pulvinaria vitis
- Saissetia coffeae
- Saissetia oleae
- Umbonichiton adelus
- Umbonichiton bullatus
- Umbonichiton hymenantherae
- Umbonichiton pellaspis
The species name neofagi (=new fagi) means this scale is similar to the conical beech scale Crystallotesta fagi.
This picture of an old female has been taken with the scale's head facing up the twig, normally she faces down the twig. The dark half is the female's body folded into the anterior half of the test, after she has produced her crawlers (young scales). The glassy wax half acted as a brood chamber and gave shelter to the newly born crawlers before they came out to disperse and find a place to settle.
Biology: Probably one generation a year.
Found on stems of beech trees:
Nothofagus fusca | red beech |
Nothofagus truncata | hard beech |