Valid Names Results

Chorizococcus yuccae McKenzie, 1961 (Pseudococcidae: Chorizococcus)

Nomenclatural History

Chorizococcus yuccae McKenzie 1961: 21. Type data: U.S.A.: California, Los Angeles County, Norwalk, on Yucca sp.. Holotype, female, Type depository: Sacramento: California State Collection of Arthropods, California Dept. Food & Agriculture, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.

Common Names

small yucca mealybug McKenz1967
small Yucca mealybug McKenz1967

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Asparagaceae

Yucca | BenDov1994 McKenz1961 McKenz1967

Geographic Distribution

Countries: 1

United States

California | BenDov1994 McKenz1961 McKenz1967

Keys

McKenz1967: pp.88 ( Adult (F) ) [U.S.A., California]
McKenz1964: pp.220 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
McKenz1961: pp.16 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]

Remarks

Biology: Occurring above ground where it feeds on the foliage of the host plant.
General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by McKenzie (1961, 1967).

Illustrations

Citations

BenDov1994: catalog, 92
JansenAl2023: dispersal, host, 29
McKenz1961: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 21-23
McKenz1967: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 123, 124