Kalasiris perforata (Maskell)
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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
Fringed scale
William Maskell named this species perforata in 1879, because the glassy test has rows of tiny air cells. We have named its new genus Kalasiris which means "beautiful fringe".
Biology: one generation per year. Overwinters as 2nd-instar males and females. Females mature and produce their young in spring, and males develop on the same leaves. The tiny winged adult males live for only a few days, long enough to mate with females.
Found on the undersides of leaves of:
Coprosma lucida | karamū |
Coprosma repens | taupata |
Coprosma spathulata | |
Coprosma sp. | |
Discaria toumatou | matagouri / wild irishman |
Griselinia littoralis | kapuka / broadleaf |
Melicope simplex | |
Parsonsia sp. | native jasmine |
Pittosporum eugenioides | tarata / lemonwood |
Pittosporum kirkii | |
Pittosporum tenuifolium | kohuhu |
Pittosporum turneri | |
Pittosporum umbellatum | |
Pseudowintera sp | horopito |
Rubus sp. |