Valid Names Results
Bimillenia plagiolepicola (Balachowsky, 1930) (Pseudococcidae: Bimillenia)Nomenclatural History
- Ripersia plagiolepicola Balachowsky 1930c: 123. Type data: ALGERIA: Massif de Muzaia, Oued Chiffa, under stones with a Plagiolepis ant. Lectotype, female, by subsequent designation (MatileBe1999,109). Type depository: Paris: Museum National d'Histoire naturelle, France; accepted valid name Illustr.
- Rhizoecus plagiolepicola (Balachowsky, 1930); Kozár & Walter 1985: 72. change of combination
- Bimillenia plagiolepicola (Balachowsky, 1930); Matile-Ferrero & Ben-Dov 1999: 109. change of combination
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Associates:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Formicidae
- Plagiolepis | Balach1930c
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- Algeria | Balach1930c BenDov1994
Keys
- LagowsGoHo2022: pp.5-6 ( Adult (F) ) [Afrotropical mealybugs that lack cerarii]
Remarks
- Structure: Adult female body broadly oval, up to 1.7 mm, red-brown in life. Antennae 5-6-segmented. Legs normally developed, without translucent pores. Both pairs of ostioles present, with several setae and trilocular pores on lips. Circuli absent. (Danzig & Gavrilov-Zimin, 2015)
- Biology: This species was found in association with ants of the genus Plagiolepis.
- General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Balachowsky (1930c).
Illustrations
Citations
- Balach1930c: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 123-124
- BenDov1994: catalog, 466
- DanzigGa2015: diagnosis, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 357-358
- KozarWa1985: catalog, taxonomy, 72
- LagowsGoHo2022: key, 5
- LagowsGoHo2022: key, 6
- MatileBe1999: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 109-111
- Willia2017a: catalog, list of species, 249
