Valid Names Results

Distichlicoccus arundinis McKenzie, 1967 (Pseudococcidae: Distichlicoccus)

Nomenclatural History

Distichlicoccus arundinis McKenzie 1967: 148. Type data: U.S.A.: California, Imperial County, near El Centro, on Arundo donax. Holotype, female, Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.

Common Names

arundo mealybug McKenz1967
Arundo mealybug McKenz1967

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Poaceae

Arundo donax | BenDov1994 McKenz1967

Geographic Distribution

Countries: 1

United States

California | BenDov1994 McKenz1967

Keys

Caball2021: pp.351-352 ( Adult (F) ) [New World Distichlicoccus]
McKenz1967: pp.148 ( Adult (F) ) [U.S.A., California]

Remarks

Biology: Occurring on the crowns and within the sheathing bases of its host plants.
General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by McKenzie (1967).

Illustrations

Citations

Caball2021: key, 351
McKenz1967: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 148, 149