Valid Names Results

Aclerda californica (Ehrhorn, 1899) (Aclerdidae: Aclerda)

Nomenclatural History

Nidularia? californica Ehrhorn 1899a: 103. Type data: U.S.A.: California, Mountain View, on roots of Bunch grass. Holotype, female, Type depository: Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name
Pseudolecanium californicum (Ehrhorn, 1899); Parrott 1900: 45. change of combination
Aclerda californica (Ehrhorn, 1899); Cockerell 1902k: 453. change of combination

Common Names

California bunch grass scale Gill1993

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 4

Poaceae

Andropogon gerardii | Lawson1917 Parrot1900 | (= Andropogon furcatus)
Elymus | Ferris1955a Gill1993 McConn1954
Hordeum | Gill1993
Melica | Ferris1955a Gill1993 McConn1954

Geographic Distribution

Countries: 1

United States

California | Ferris1955a Gill1993 Kuwana1902b McConn1954 Teague1925
Kansas | Kuwana1902b Lawson1917 Parrot1900
Oregon | Gill1993
Washington | Ferris1955a Gill1993

Keys

McConn1954: pp.25 ( Adult (F) ) [World]
McConn1954: pp.29 ( Immature (F) ) [World]

Remarks

General Remarks: Description and illustration of the adult female given by Parrott (1900), Teague (1925), McConnell (1954) and by Gill (1993).

Illustrations

Citations

BenDov2006b: catalog, taxonomy, 7
Cocker1902k: taxonomy, 453
Cocker1905b: distribution, host, taxonomy, 197
Ehrhor1899a: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 103
Fernal1903b: catalog, 210
Ferris1920b: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 32-33
Ferris1955a: distribution, host, 5
Gill1993: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 125, 127
Kuwana1902b: distribution, 135
Lawson1917: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 190
Parrot1900: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 145, 146
Teague1925: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 437-438
Willia2017a: catalog, list of species, 203