Valid Names Results

Dysmicoccus quercicolus (Ferris, 1918) (Pseudococcidae: Dysmicoccus)

Nomenclatural History

Pseudococcus quercicolus Ferris 1918d: 50. Type data: U.S.A.: California, Stevens Creek, on Quercus chrysolepis. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.
Dysmicoccus quercicolus (Ferris, 1918); Ferris 1950b: 73. change of combination

Common Names

Ferris oak mealybug McKenz1967

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 2

Fagaceae

Notholithocarpus densiflorus | BenDov1994 Ferris1918d Ferris1950b | (= Lithocarpus densiflorus)
Quercus acerifolia | BenDov1994 Ferris1918d
Quercus chrysolepis | BenDov1994 Ferris1918d McKenz1967

Geographic Distribution

Countries: 1

United States

Colorado | BenDov1994 Ferris1918d Ferris1950b McKenz1967

Keys

Wang1982ZQ: pp.37 ( Adult (F) ) [China]
MillerMc1973: pp.504 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
McKenz1967: pp.158 ( Adult (F) ) [U.S.A., California]
McKenz1964: pp.231 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
McKenz1962: pp.644 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
Ferris1953a: pp.332 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
Ferris1950b: pp.53 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]

Remarks

General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Ferris (1950b) and by McKenzie (1967).

Illustrations

Citations

BenDov1994: catalog, 141
Ferris1918d: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 50, 51
Ferris1950b: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 73-74
McKenz1967: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 166-168