Valid Names Results

Discococcus graminis (Ferris, 1918) (Pseudococcidae: Discococcus)

Nomenclatural History

• Ehrhornia graminis Ferris 1918b: 326. Type data: U.S.A.: California, Pacific Grove, on perennial grass. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.
• Discococcus graminis (Ferris, 1918); Ferris 1953a: 319. change of combination

Common Names

• Ferris grass mealybug McKenz1967
• ferris grass mealybug McKenz1967

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 2

Geographic Distribution

Keys

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

Remarks

• Biology: Living on underground stems and rootstocks of its host plants.
• General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Ferris (1953a) and by McKenzie (1967).

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