Valid Names Results

Dysmicoccus aciculus Ferris, 1950 (Pseudococcidae: Dysmicoccus)

Nomenclatural History

Pseudococcus comstocki; Ferris 1918d: 41. misidentification
Dysmicoccus aciculus Ferris 1950b: 55. Type data: U.S.A.: California, Santa Clara County, Stanford University, on Pinus radiata. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.

Common Names

Monterey pine mealybug BrownEa1967 McKenz1967

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Pinaceae

Pinus radiata | BenDov1994 BrownEa1967 Ferris1950b McKenz1967

Geographic Distribution

Countries: 1

United States

California | BenDov1994 BrownEa1967 Ferris1950b McKenz1967

Keys

Wang1982ZQ: pp.37 ( Adult (F) ) [China]
McKenz1967: pp.157 ( Adult (F) ) [U.S.A., California]
McKenz1964: pp.230 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
McKenz1962: pp.643 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
Ferris1953a: pp.332 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
Ferris1950b: pp.53 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]

Remarks

Biology: Occurring on and amongst the bases of the needles.
General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Ferris (1950b) and by McKenzie (1967).

Illustrations

Citations

BenDov1994: catalog, 120
BrownEa1967: control, distribution, economic importance, host, 12
Ferris1918d: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 41
Ferris1950b: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 55-56
McKenz1967: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 158, 159