Valid Names Results

Coccus acaciae (Newstead, 1917) (Coccidae: Coccus)

Lecanium acaciae Newstead 1917: 355. Type data: KENYA: Nairobi, on Acacia melanoxylon.. Lectotype, female, by subsequent designation (BenDov1977,94). Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name
Coccus elongatus; De Lotto 1957c: 301. incorrect synonymy (discovered by BenDov1977, 94).
Coccus acaciae Ben-Dov 1977: 94. revived status (position)

Families: 1 | Genera: 2

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 3

Systematics: De Lotto (1957c: 301) erroneously synonymized Lecanium acaciae Newstead, 1917 with Coccus elongatus of Authors [=Coccus longulus]. Ben-Dov (1977:94) resurrected Lecanium acaciae Newstead, 1917, transferred it to Coccus and regarded it a valid species Coccus acaciae(Newstead). Consequently, Coccus acaciae (Newstead, 1917) became a junior secondary homonym of Coccus acaciae Maskell, 1897, which is currently known as Epicoccus acaciae (Maskell, 1897) in the Pseudococcidae. However, according to Article 59 of ICZN (1999), since the above species are now in different genera, there is no need to rename Coccus acaciae (Newstead, 1917).
General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Newstead (1917).