AnAge entry for Maconellicoccus hirsutus
Classification (HAGRID: 00014)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda (Taxon entry)
Class: Insecta (Taxon entry)
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Pseudococcidae
Genus: Maconellicoccus
- Species
- Maconellicoccus hirsutus
- Common name
- Mealybug
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 0.08 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 1449
- Sample size
- Small
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
A study on the effect of temperature in several life history parameters showed that an increase of temperatures resulted in the accelerated development of females. Additionally, female mealybugs grown at 20 degrees C lived the longest, out of all the temperatures tested [1449].
Life history traits (averages)
- No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [1449] Chong et al. (2008), Life history of the mealybug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), at constant temperatures (PubMed)
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