Valid Names Results

Boninococcus miscanthi Kawai, 1973 (Pseudococcidae: Boninococcus)

Nomenclatural History

Boninococcus miscanthi Kawai 1973: 318. Type data: JAPAN: Bonin Islands, Chichi-jima, on Miscanthus boninensis. Syntypes, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; Sapporo: Entomological Institute, Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Japan; accepted valid name Illustr.

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Poaceae

Miscanthus sinensis | BenDov1994 Kawai1973 Tang1992

Geographic Distribution

Countries: 1

Bonin Islands (=Ogasawara-Gunto) | BenDov1994 Kawai1973 Kawai1980 Kawai1987

Keys

Remarks

General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Kawai (1973). Good description of the adult female given by Kawai (1980) and by Tang (1992).

Illustrations

Citations

BenDov1994: catalog, 62
Kawai1973: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 318, 319
Kawai1980: description, distribution, taxonomy, 117
Kawai1987: distribution, host, 77
Tang1992: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 136