Valid Names Results
Aclerda sacchari Teague, 1925 (Aclerdidae: Aclerda)Nomenclatural History
- Aclerda sacchari Teague 1925: 439. Type data: PUERTO RICO: Arecibo, on stalks of sugar-cane. Syntypes, female, by original designation Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 4
- Poaceae
- Brachiaria mutica | McConn1954 | (= Panicum barbinode)
- Cymbopogon citratus | Ferris1955a McConn1954
- Paspalum conjugatum | Ferris1955a McConn1954
- Saccharum officinarum | Martor1976
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 4
- Cuba | Ferris1955a
- El Salvador | Ferris1955a
- Philippines | Ferris1955a
- Puerto Rico & Vieques Island
- Puerto Rico | Ferris1955a Martor1976 McConn1954 Teague1925
Keys
- McConn1954: pp.25 ( Adult (F) ) [World]
- McConn1954: pp.30 ( Immature (F) ) [World]
Remarks
- Biology: Found on stalks and roots of sugar-cane (Teague, 1925). The insect develops under the leaf sheaths (Karam, 1991).
- General Remarks: Description and illustration of the adult female given by McConnell (1954).
Illustrations
Citations
- Ali1970a: catalog, taxonomy, 132
- BenDov2006b: catalog, taxonomy, 13-14
- Box1953: distribution, host, 51
- Ferris1955a: distribution, host, 7
- Martor1976: distribution, host, 230
- McConn1954: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 81-83
- Tao1978: distribution, host, 77
- Teague1925: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 439
