Valid Names Results
Balanococcus sexaspinus (Brittin, 1915) (Pseudococcidae: Balanococcus)Nomenclatural History
- Pseudococcus sexaspinus Brittin 1915: 154. Type data: NEW ZEALAND: Buller, Crushington, subterranean on roots of sedge. Lectotype, female, by subsequent designation (WilliaBo1973,248). Type depository: Auckland: New Zealand Arthropod Collection, Landcare Research, New Zealand; accepted valid name Illustr.
- Trionymus sexaspinus (Brittin, 1915); Williams & de Boer 1973: 246. change of combination
- Balanococcus sexaspinus (Brittin, 1915); Cox 1987: 32. change of combination
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 2 | Genera: 2
- Cyperaceae
- Cyperaceae | Britti1915 Cox1987
- Isolepis aucklandica | BenDov1994 Cox1987 | (= Scirpus aucklandicus)
- Poaceae
- Poaceae | WilliaBo1973
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- New Zealand | BenDov1994 Britti1915 Britti1938 WilliaBo1973
Keys
- Cox1987: pp.20 ( Adult (F) ) [New Zealand]
Remarks
- Biology: Occurring on roots of host plant.
- General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Brittin (1915), Williams & de Boer (1973) and by Cox (1987). Good description of the adult female given by Brittin (1938).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDov1994: catalog, 60
- Britti1915: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 154, 155
- Britti1938: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 344
- Cox1987: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 32, 33, 135
- Myers1922: 198
- Willia2017a: catalog, list of species, 250
- WilliaBo1973: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 246-248
