Valid Names Results
Dysmicoccus viticis (Green, 1929) (Pseudococcidae: Dysmicoccus)Nomenclatural History
- Pseudococcus viticis Green 1929: 374. Type data: NEW ZEALAND: Whangaroa, on Vitex lucens. Holotype, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.
- Trionymus ambiguus; Brittin 1938: 347. incorrect synonymy (discovered by Cox1987, 47).
- Dysmicoccus ambiguus; Williams & de Boer 1973: 233. incorrect synonymy
- Dysmicoccus viticis Cox 1987: 47. Type depository: Pretoria: South African National Collection of Insects, South Africa; revived status (position)
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 10 | Genera: 10
- Acanthaceae
- Avicennia marina | BenDov1994 Cox1987 | ssp.australasica (= Avicennia resinifera)
- Alseuosmiaceae
- Alseuosmia macrophylla | BenDov1994 Cox1987
- Asteraceae
- Brachyglottis hectori | BenDov1994 Cox1987 | (= Senecio hectori)
- Atherospermataceae
- Laurelia novae-zelandiae | BenDov1994 Cox1987
- Lamiaceae
- Vitex lucens | BenDov1994 Green1929
- Loranthaceae
- Loranthus | BenDov1994 Cox1987
- Monimiaceae
- Hedycarya arborea | BenDov1994 Cox1987
- Myrtaceae
- Leptospermum | BenDov1994 Cox1987
- Piperaceae
- Macropiper excelsum | BenDov1994 Cox1987
- Rubiaceae
- Coprosma lucida | BenDov1994 Cox1987 | (= Coprosma australis)
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- New Zealand | BenDov1994 Cox1987 Green1929
Keys
- Cox1987: pp.44 ( Adult (F) ) [New Zealand]
Remarks
- Systematics: Dysmicoccus viticis was synonymized with D. ambiguus by Williams & de Boer (1973), who had access to the holotype only of the latter.
- General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Williams & de Boer (1973) and by Cox (1987).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDov1994: catalog, 145
- Cox1987: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 47-48, 156
- Green1929: 374
- Willia2017a: catalog, list of species, 251
- WilliaBo1973: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 232-234
