Valid Names Results

Discococcus caricis Ferris, 1953 (Pseudococcidae: Discococcus)

Nomenclatural History

• Discococcus caricis Ferris 1953a: 315. Type data: U.S.A.: California, Tuolumne County, near Sonora Pass, on Carex sp.. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.

Common Names

• sedge mealybug McKenz1967

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• Granar2004a: pp.82-83 ( Adult (F) ) [Species of Discococcus]
• McKenz1967: pp.136 ( Adult (F) ) [U.S.A., California ]
• Ferris1953a: pp.314 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]

Remarks

• Biology: Occurring at the bases of the culms of the host plants.
• General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Ferris (1953a) and by McKenzie (1967).

Illustrations

Citations