Valid Names Results
Dysmicoccus nesophilus Williams & Watson, 1988 (Pseudococcidae: Dysmicoccus)Nomenclatural History
- Dysmicoccus nesophilus Williams & Watson 1988a: 69. Type data: FIJI: Viti Levu, Suva, on Acalypha sp.. Holotype, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 29 | Genera: 39
- Amaryllidaceae
- Crinum asiaticum | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a
- Anacardiaceae
- Mangifera indica | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a
- Apocynaceae
- Catharanthus roseus | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a
- Araceae
- Alocasia macrorrhizos | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a
- Arecaceae
- Balaka seemannii | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a
- Asparagaceae
- Cordyline fruticosa | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a | (= Cordyline terminalis)
- Asteraceae
- Fitchia speciosa | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a
- Boraginaceae
- Tournefortia argentea | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a
- Calophyllaceae
- Calophyllum | WilliaWa1988a
- Calophyllum inophyllum | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a
- Cannaceae
- Canna indica | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a
- Caricaceae
- Carica papaya | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a
- Clusiaceae
- Garcinia myrtifolia | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a
- Combretaceae
- Lumnitzera littorea | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a | (= Lumnitzera coccinea)
- Euphorbiaceae
- Acalypha | WilliaWa1988a
- Acalypha hispida | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a
- Aleurites moluccana | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a
- Fabaceae
- Erythrina variegata | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a | (= Erythrina indica)
- Inocarpus | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a
- Lauraceae
- Persea americana | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a
- Lecythidaceae
- Barringtonia | WilliaWa1988a
- Barringtonia asiatica | BenDov1994 HodgsoLa2011 WilliaWa1988a
- Malvaceae
- Hibiscus tiliaceus | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a
- Theobroma cacao | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a
- Thespesia populnea | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a
- Meliaceae
- Swietenia macrophylla | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a
- Moraceae
- Artocarpus altilis | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a
- Ficus | WilliaWa1988a
- Ficus tinctoria | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a
- Myrtaceae
- Metrosideros collina | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a | var. villosa)
- Psidium guajava | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a
- Nyctaginaceae
- Pisonia grandis | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a
- Pandanaceae
- Freycinetia | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a
- Phyllanthaceae
- Bischofia javanica | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a
- Pinaceae
- Pinus caribaea | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a
- Rhamnaceae
- Alphitonia zizyphoides | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a
- Rhizophoraceae
- Bruguiera gymnorhiza | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a
- Rhizophora | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a
- Rhizophora stylosa | HodgsoLa2011
- Rubiaceae
- Coffea arabica | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a
- Guettarda speciosa | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a
- Morinda citrifolia | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a
- Rutaceae
- Citrus limon | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a
- Citrus paradisi | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a
- Citrus sinensis | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a
- Micromelum minutum | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 8
- Cook Islands | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a
- Fiji | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a
- Kiribati | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a
- Norfolk Island | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a
- Papua New Guinea | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a
- Tonga | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a
- Tuvalu | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a
- Western Samoa | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a
Keys
- Suh2019a: pp.2-6 ( Adult (F) ) [mealybugs interepted in S. Korea]
- WilliaWa1988a: pp.47 ( Adult (F) ) [Tropical South Pacific Region]
Remarks
- General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Williams & Watson (1988a).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDov1994: catalog, 138
- HodgsoLa2011: distribution, host, 28
- Suh2019a: key, 6
- TavareLiGo2018: host, 324
- WilliaWa1988a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 68-70, 72
