Valid Names Results

Acaciacoccus hockingi Williams & Matile-Ferrero, 1994 (Pseudococcidae: Acaciacoccus)

Nomenclatural History

• Acaciacoccus hockingi Williams & Matile-Ferrero 1994: 276. Type data: TANZANIA: Sanya Plain, in swoolen thorn of Acacia drepanolobium; Forel, 11.xi.1966.. Holotype, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Associates:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• LagowsGoHo2022: pp.5-6 ( Adult (F) ) [Afrotropical mealybugs that lack cerarii]

Remarks

• Biology: Found in Tanzania in swollen thorn of Acacia drepanolobium and tended by the ant, Crematogaster nigriceps ssp. prelli (Williams & Matile-Ferrero, 1994).
• General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Williams & Matile-Ferrero (1994).

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