Valid Names Results

Discococcus hopi Ferris, 1953 (Pseudococcidae: Discococcus)

Nomenclatural History

Discococcus hopi Ferris 1953a: 321. Type data: U.S.A.: Arizona, Coconino County, on Oryzopsis sp.. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.

Common Names

hopi mealybug McKenz1967

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 2

Poaceae

Oryzopsis | BenDov1994 Ferris1953a
Stipa thurberiana | BenDov1994 McKenz1967

Geographic Distribution

Countries: 1

United States

Arizona | BenDov1994 Ferris1953a McKenz1967
California | BenDov1994 McKenz1967

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: Occurring at the bases of the leaf sheaths, and on the rootstocks and crowns of the host-plant.
General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Ferris (1953a) and by McKenzie (1967).

Illustrations

Citations

BenDov1994: catalog, 116
Ferris1953a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 321-322
Granar2004a: taxonomy, 82
McKenz1967: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 142, 143