Valid Names Results
Dysmicoccus trispinosus (Hall, 1923) (Pseudococcidae: Dysmicoccus)Nomenclatural History
- Pseudococcus trispinosus Hall 1923: 5. Type data: EGYPT: Nag Hamadi, on roots of Imperata cylindrica. Syntypes, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.
- Dysmicoccus trispinosus (Hall, 1923); Ezzat 1960b: 37. change of combination
- Mirococcopsis trispinosus (Hall, 1923); Tang 1992: 113. change of combination
- Dysmicoccus trispinosus (Hall, 1923); Danzig & Gavrilov-Zimin 2015: 78. revived combination (previously published)
Common Names
- cogon grass mealybug AbdRabEv2021
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 5 | Genera: 16
- Amaranthaceae
- Chenopodium | BenDov1994 Ezzat1960b
- Arecaceae
- Rhapis excelsa | EvansAb2023
- Asteraceae
- Ambrosia polystachya | BenDov1994 Ezzat1960b | (= Ambrosia maritima)
- Cyperaceae
- Carex comans | BenDov1994 Ezzat1960b
- Cladium mariscus | BenDov1994 Ezzat1960b
- Cyperus | BenDov1994 Ezzat1960b Willia1970DJ
- Poaceae
- Arundo donax | BenDov1994 Ezzat1960b
- Cynodon dactylon | BenDov1994 Ezzat1960b Willco1922
- Echinochloa colona | BenDov1994 Ezzat1960b | (= Panicum colonum)
- Eragrostis minor | BenDov2012
- Eragrostis pilosa | BenDov1994 Ezzat1960b Hosny1939
- Hordeum vulgare | BenDov1994 Ezzat1960b
- Imperata cylindrica | BenDov1994 Hall1923
- Saccharum officinarum | BenDov1994 Hall1923 Willia1970DJ
- Setaria verticillata | BenDov1994 Ezzat1960b Hosny1939 | (= Panicum viride)
- Sorghum halepense | BenDov1994 Ezzat1960b Willco1922 Willia1970DJ | (= Andropogon halepensis)
- Zea mays | BenDov1994 Ezzat1960b Willia1970DJ
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 2
- Egypt | AbdRabEv2021 BenDov1994 Hall1923
- Israel | BenDov1994 Willia1970DJ
Keys
- EvansAb2023: pp.8-13 ( Adult (F) ) [Pseudococccidae of Egypt]
- DanzigGa2015: pp.70-71 ( Adult (F) ) [Palaearctic Dysmicoccus species]
- Tang1992: pp.106 ( Adult (F) ) [China]
- Willia1970DJ: pp.115 ( Adult (F) ) [World]
- Ezzat1960b: pp.40 ( Adult (F) ) [Egypt]
Remarks
- Structure: Adult female body broadly oval, about 2.5mm long. Antennae 6-7-segmented. Legs well developed; hind tibiae with group of translucent pores at apex. Anal apparatus complete, but with shortened setae which are slightly longer than the diameter of the anal ring. Two pairs of ostioles well developed. (Danzig & Gavrilov-Zimin, 2015)
- Biology: Usually recorded from the roots of the host plant.
- General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Ezzat (1960b) and by Williams D.J.(1970). Good description of the adult female given by Tang (1992).
Illustrations
Citations
- AbdRab2001d: distribution, 1357
- AbdRabEv2021: distribution, host, 41
- BenDov1994: catalog, 144
- BenDov2012: catalog, distribution, host, 35,
- DanzigGa2015: Grapevine leafroll disease transmission, description, distribution, host, illustration, key, 78-80
- EvansAb2023: distribution, host, illustration, key, taxonomy, 6, 7, 10, 16, 43
- Ezzat1960b: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 37-40
- EzzatNa1987: distribution, 88
- Hall1923: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 5, 6
- Hosny1939: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 6, 7
- MohammGh2008: distribution, 155
- Tang1992: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 113, 114
- Willia1970DJ: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 135, 136, 138
- Willia2017a: catalog, list of species, 251
