Valid Names Results

Atrococcus parvulus (Borchsenius, 1949) (Pseudococcidae: Atrococcus)

Nomenclatural History

• Pseudococcus parvulus Borchsenius 1949: 122. Type data: KAZAKHSTAN: Southern Kazakhstan, Bostandikski ridge, on mulberry. Lectotype, female, by subsequent designation (Danzig1998,110). Type depository: St. Petersburg: Zoological Museum, Academy of Science, Russia; accepted valid name
• Pseudococcus centaureae Borchsenius 1949: 129. Type data: KYRGYZSTAN: Fegranski ridge, on Centaurea sp.. Lectotype, female, by subsequent designation (Danzig1998,114). Type depository: St. Petersburg: Zoological Museum, Academy of Science, Russia; junior synonym (discovered by Danzig1998, 114).
• Pseudococcus intutus Borchsenius 1949: 123. Type data: TADZHIKISTAN: on Erianthus. Lectotype, female, by subsequent designation (Danzig1998,110). Type depository: St. Petersburg: Zoological Museum, Academy of Science, Russia; junior synonym (discovered by Danzig1998, 110).
• Pseudococcus moricola Borchsenius 1949: 128. Type data: KAZAKHSTAN and UZBEKISTAN: on mulberry. Lectotype, female, by subsequent designation (Danzig1998,110). Type depository: St. Petersburg: Zoological Museum, Academy of Science, Russia; junior synonym (discovered by Danzig1998, 110).
• Atrococcus parvulus (Borchsenius, 1949); Matesova 1968: 106. change of combination
• Atrococcus centaureae (Borchsenius, 1949); Kozár & Walter 1985: 67. change of combination
• Atrococcus intutus (Borchsenius, 1949); Kozár & Walter 1985: 67. change of combination
• Spilococcus moricola (Borchsenius, 1949); Kozár & Walter 1985: 72. change of combination
• Spilococcus centaureae (Borchsenius, 1949); Tang 1992: 264. change of combination

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 14 | Genera: 18

Foes:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• Danzig1998: pp.108 ( Adult (F) ) [Palaearctic region]
• Tang1992: pp.262 ( Adult (F) ) [China]
• Tang1992: pp.220 ( Adult (F) ) [Palaearctic & Oriental regions]
• Bazaro1975: pp.51 ( Adult (F) ) [Central Asia]
• Borchs1949: pp.94 ( Adult (F) ) [Palaearctic region]

Remarks

• Biology: Living on roots of the host plant.
• General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Danzig (1998). Good description of the adult female given by Borchsenius (1949) and by Tang (1992).

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