Valid Names Results

Discococcus flabellatus Ferris, 1953 (Pseudococcidae: Discococcus)

Nomenclatural History

Discococcus flabellatus Ferris 1953a: 317. Type data: U.S.A.: California, San Bernardino County, near Cima, on Stipa sp.. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.

Common Names

six-circuli mealybug McKenz1967

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Poaceae

Stipa | BenDov1994 Ferris1953a McKenz1967

Geographic Distribution

Countries: 1

United States

California | BenDov1994 Ferris1953a McKenz1967

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 on the crowns and roots of its host plants.
General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Ferris (1953a) and by McKenzie (1967).

Illustrations

Citations

BenDov1994: catalog, 115
Ferris1953a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 317-318
Granar2004a: taxonomy, 83
McKenz1967: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 137, 139, 140