Valid Names Results

Ceroputo mimicus (McKenzie, 1967) (Pseudococcidae: Ceroputo)

Puto mimicus McKenzie 1967: 352. Type data: U.S.A.: California, Imperial County, near Truckhaven, on Encelia frutescens. Holotype, female, Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.
Ceroputo mimicus (McKenzie, 1967); Williams, Gullan, Miller, Matile-Ferrero & Han 2011: 15. change of combination

Families: 2 | Genera: 3

Countries: 1

Systematics: Williams and Granara de Willink (1992) commented on this species and decided that it might not belong to the genus Puto. Character states that seem to exclude this species from Puto are: the campaniform sensilla on the trochanters are always two in number on each surface, the antennal intersegmental sensilla are tiny and present only between segments VI and VII, the tubular ducts on the frons are absent, and quinquelocular pores are present on the venter. Character states that it shares with species of Puto are the possession of a pair of minute basal spurs on each claw. Despite some conflicting evidence, Williams, et al., 2011 transfered it to Ceroputo.
Biology: Occurring on the foliage and stems of its host plant.
General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by McKenzie (1967).