Valid Names Results

Desmococcus captivus McKenzie, 1942 (Pityococcidae: Desmococcus)

Nomenclatural History

• Desmococcus captivus McKenzie 1942: 8. Type data: USA: California, Mono County, near Mono Lake, on Pinus monophylla; August 14, 1939, collected G.F. Ferris.. Holotype, female, Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.

Common Names

• captive pine scale Gill1993

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• McKenz1942: pp.10-11 ( Immature (F) ) [Species of Desmococcus]

Remarks

• Structure: Colour photograph of adult female by Gill (1993).
• Biology: Occurring in cells beneath the bark of branches and trunks of mature trees (McKenzie, 1942).
• General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by McKenzie (1942) and by Gill (1993).

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