Valid Names Results

Alecanochiton castaneus (De Lotto, 1958) (Coccidae: Alecanochiton)

Nomenclatural History

Ctenochiton castaneus De Lotto 1958b: 171. Type data: KENYA: Thika, on Pistacia aethiopica.. Holotype, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name
Avricus castaneus (De Lotto, 1958); De Lotto 1975: 62. change of combination
Alecanochiton castaneus (De Lotto, 1958); Hodgson 1994a: 135. change of combination

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 2 | Genera: 2

Anacardiaceae

Pistacia aethiopica | DeLott1958b

Apocynaceae

Acokanthera schimperi | DeLott1958b

Geographic Distribution

Countries: 1

Kenya | DeLott1958b

Keys

Remarks

General Remarks: Description and illustration of the adult female given by De Lotto (1958b).

Illustrations

Citations

BenDov1993: catalog, 13
DeLott1958b: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 171-172
DeLott1975: description, taxonomy, 62
Watson2021: distribution, 521