Valid Names Results

Chnaurococcus villosus (Ehrhorn, 1899) (Pseudococcidae: Chnaurococcus)

Nomenclatural History

• Ripersia villosa Ehrhorn 1899: 6. Type data: U.S.A.: California, Berkeley, on Quercus agrifolia. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name
• Pseudococcus agrifoliae Essig 1909a: 42. Type data: U.S.A.: California, Santa Paula, on Quercus agrifolia. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; junior synonym (discovered by Ferris1950, 43).
• Trionymus villosa (Ehrhorn, 1899); Ferris 1918d: 72. Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; change of combination
• Erium villosum (Ehrhorn, 1899); Lindinger 1935a: 122. change of combination
• Chnaurococcus villosa (Ehrhorn, 1899); Ferris 1950b: 43. change of combination
• Chnaurococcus villosus (Ehrhorn, 1899); Pellizzari & Williams 2013: 411. change of combination requiring emendation of specific epithet for agreement in gender

Common Names

• woolly oak mealybug McKenz1967

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• KozarKo1976: pp.301 ( Adult (F) ) [Hungary]
• McKenz1967: pp.83 ( Adult (F) ) [U.S.A., California]
• Ferris1950b: pp.40 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]

Remarks

• Biology: Living in the crotches of twigs and under the bark of oaks.
• General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Ferris (1950b) and by McKenzie (1967).

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