Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Eriococcus papillosus (Morrison, 1924);

Origin: Native

Substrate or host preferences: The Galapagos host plants: Alternanthera filifolia (thread - leafed chaff flower), Euphorbia amplexicaulis (chamaesyce), Croton scouleri (Galapagos croton), Cryptocarpus pyriformis (salt bush), Euphorbia equisetiformis, Heliotropium angiospermum (heliotrope), Jasminocereus sp., Tiquilia darwinii, Tiquilia nesiotica (gray matplant), Waltheria ovata.

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Bartolome, Isabela, Santa Cruz, Santigo, North Seymour.

• Lincango, P. Hodgson, C., Causton, C. & Miller, D. (2010) An updated checklist of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Galapagos Research, 67: 3-7.
• Morrison, H. (1924) The Coccidae of the Williams Galapagos Expedition. Zoologica 5(13): 143-152.
• Williams, M.L. (1977) Scale insects of the Galapagos islands In D.R Miller, J.A Davidson, M. Kosztarab (Eds.), Morphology and Systematics of scales insects (Ed.127, Vol. 9, pp. 85-98). Research Division Bulletin, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and State University.