Valid Names Results
Dysmicoccus formicicola (Maskell, 1892) (Pseudococcidae: Dysmicoccus)Nomenclatural History
- Ripersia formicicola Maskell 1892: 38. Type data: NEW ZEALAND: Ashburton district, in ants' nests. Lectotype, female, by subsequent designation (Cox1987,46). Type depository: Auckland: New Zealand Arthropod Collection, Landcare Research, New Zealand; accepted valid name Illustr.
- Dysmicoccus formicicola (Maskell, 1892); Williams & de Boer 1973: 235. change of combination
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Cyperaceae
- Oreobolus pectinatus | BenDov1994 Cox1987
Associates:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Formicidae
- Chelaner antarcticus | Cox1987
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- New Zealand | Cox1987 Maskel1892
Keys
- Cox1987: pp.44 ( Adult (F) ) [NewZealand]
Remarks
- Biology: Cox (1987) recorded it from the nest of Chelaner antarcticus.
- General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Cox (1987). Good description of the adult female given by Williams & de Boer (1973).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDov1994: catalog, 129
- Cocker1897c: distribution, host, taxonomy, 240
- Cox1987: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 45-46, 153
- DeitzTo1980: taxonomy, 53
- Maskel1892: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 38, 39
- Myers1922: 198
- Newste1897b: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 167
- WilliaBo1973: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 235, 236
