Valid Names Results

Chorizococcus californicus McKenzie, 1964 (Pseudococcidae: Chorizococcus)

Nomenclatural History

• Chorizococcus californicus McKenzie 1964: 221. Type data: U.S.A.: California, Butte County, Chico, on Eriogonum sp.. Holotype, female, Type depository: Sacramento: California State Collection of Arthropods, California Dept. Food & Agriculture, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.

Common Names

• purple mealybug McKenz1967

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• McKenz1967: pp.89 ( Adult (F) ) [U.S.A., California]
• McKenz1964: pp.221 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]

Remarks

• Biology: Occurring on the branches and in the axils of the branches of its host plant.
• General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by McKenzie (1964, 1967).

Illustrations

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