Valid Names Results
Coccus erion Anderson, 1788 (Pseudococcidae: Pseudococcidae_species)Nomenclatural History
- Coccus erion Anderson 1788a: 2. accepted valid name
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 2 | Genera: 2
- Fabaceae
- Robinia | Anders1788
- Malvaceae
- Hibiscus rosa-sinensis | Anders1787f
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- India | Anders1787f
Keys
Remarks
- Systematics: It is clear that Coccus erion was validly described and that the species is a mealybug of the family Pseudococcidae. At present, it is best to leave the species as unidentiable under its original name. (Williams, 2002)
- General Remarks: The name Coccus erion was given to a species described in letter No. 3 (Anderson, 1787a: 5) and found on Robinia grandiflora, Psidium guajava and Hibiscus rosasinensis. The letter may have been wrongly transcribed because in the later version (Anderson, 1788b: 3), he referred only to Robinia mitis and Hibiscus rosa-sinensis and listed the species on Psidium guajava as Coccus trichodes. In both versions, Anderson illustrated the adult female of C. erion in figure 8. (Williams, 2002)
Illustrations
Citations
- Anders1788a: distribution, host, 2
- Fernal1903b: list, 326
- Signor1877: list, 615
- Willia2002: diagnosis, distribution, host, taxonomy, 241-242