Valid Names Results

Distichlicoccus megacirculus McKenzie, 1967 (Pseudococcidae: Distichlicoccus)

Nomenclatural History

• Distichlicoccus megacirculus McKenzie 1967: 152. Type data: U.S.A.: California, Modoc County, near Lava Beds National Monument, on Stipa thurberiana. Holotype, female, Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.

Common Names

• large-circulus mealybug McKenz1967

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

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 or lower parts of the host plant, but not on the roots.
• General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by McKenzie (1967).

Illustrations

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