Herbivores associated with a host plant - Information from Plant-SyNZ (http://plant-synz.landcareresearch.co.nz/index.asp)
All except overseas herbivore species selected. Report created on 4/05/2024 12:36:32 PM
Grouped alphabetically
Plant species: Toronia toru (A.Cunn.) L.A.S.Johnson & B.G.Briggs, Proteaceae (Protea family), Proteales, Magnoliopsida, Spermatophyta
Biostatus: Endemic, Wild, New Zealand
Herbivore species and reliability score: 0-10. 10 indicating excellent evidence for the association_
10 Androporus discedens (Sharp, 1876) (Coleoptera: Anthribidae) - Beetle
beetle; larvae tunnel in dead wood; adult guts contained fungal conidia. Biostatus: endemic
10 Apis mellifera (Linneaus, 1758) (Hymenoptera: Apidae) - Wasp
Honey bee; nests above ground in large holes in trees or artifical hives; adults collect and feed on pollen and nectar. Biostatus: adventive
10 Ctenochiton toru Henderson & Hodgson, 2000 (Hemiptera: Coccidae) - Sucking bug
scale insect; large, elongate, green with waxy plates; lives on Tororia toru in dimples on underside of leaves. Biostatus: endemic
10 Eriococcus pallidus Maskell, 1885 (Hemiptera: Eriococcidae) - Sucking bug
felted scale insect; lives on stems and leaves of shrubs and trees; female pale straw coloured, sac white or yellow. Biostatus: endemic
10 Leucaspis gigas (Maskell, 1879) (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) - Sucking bug
scale insect; females transparent gold; male with two straight lines on scale cover; lives on leaves. Biostatus: endemic
10 Lindingaspis rossi (Maskell, 1891) (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) - Sucking bug
scale insect; on leaves; female scale cover flat, subcircular, exuvia subcentral, usually black with lighter concentric rings, more grey coloured in full sun; male scale cover smaller; young female body pink-brown, mature scale & crawlers dark red-brown. Biostatus: adventive
10 Proconus asperirostris Broun, 1880 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) - Beetle
weevil; larvae tunnel under dead bark of Toronia toru. Biostatus: endemic
10 Psepholax sulcatus White, 1843 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) - Beetle
pit borer weevil; attacks dead and dying trees. Biostatus: endemic
10 Rhicnobelus rubicundus (Broun, 1880) (Coleoptera: Belidae) - Beetle
weevil; larvae tunnel below bark in dead branches, adult weevils of this genus feed on Podaocarpaceae and Phyllocladaceae. Biostatus: endemic
10 Symeria pyriformis (Maskell, 1879) (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) - Sucking bug
scale insect; female scale cover, pear-shaped, light to dark brown, body and eggs pale, can be pinkish; on rimu 1st instar nymphs produce fluffy white wax; on trees and shrubs, often causes chlorotic spots on leaves; was called Eulepidosaphes pyriformis. Biostatus: endemic
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