Valid Names Results

Clavicoccus erinaceus Ferris in Zimmerman, 1948 (Pseudococcidae: Clavicoccus)

Nomenclatural History

Clavicoccus erinaceus Ferris in Zimmerman 1948: 172. Type data: U.S.A.: Hawaii, Oahu, Kaumokuiki Gulch, on Abortopetalum sandwicense. Holotype, female, Type depository: Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Malvaceae

Abutilon sandwicense | BenDov1994 Zimmer1948 | (= Abortopetalum sandwicense)

Geographic Distribution

Countries: 1

Hawaiian Islands

Hawaii | BenDov1994 Zimmer1948

Keys

Zimmer1948: pp.172 ( Adult (F) ) [Hawaii]

Remarks

Biology: The Hawaiian mealybugs Phyllococcus oahuensis (Ehrhorn) and Clavicoccus erinaceus Ferris were known from mountains on the islands, and are now consiedered extinct. (Moir, 2020)
General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Ferris in Zimmerman (1948).

Illustrations

Citations

BenDov1994: catalog, 94
Zimmer1948: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 170-172