Valid Names Results

Criniticoccus tectus Williams, 1960 (Pseudococcidae: Criniticoccus)

Nomenclatural History

Criniticoccus tectus Williams 1960: 392. Type data: SOLOMON ISLANDS: Malaita, Su'u, on cacao fruits. Lectotype, female, by subsequent designation (WilliaWa1988a,39). Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Malvaceae

Theobroma cacao | BenDov1994 Willia1960 WilliaWa1988a

Geographic Distribution

Countries: 1

Solomon Islands | BenDov1994 Willia1960 WilliaWa1988a

Keys

Remarks

Biology: Occurring on the fruits of the host and attended by ants Iridomyrmex myrmecodiae.
General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Williams (1960) and by Williams & Watson (1988a). Good description of the adult female given by Tang (1992).

Illustrations

Citations

BenDov1994: catalog, 102
Lever1969: distribution, host,
Tang1992: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 280
Willia1960: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 392, 394, 395
WilliaWa1988a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 38-39