Valid Names Results

Erium comosum De Lotto, 1969 (Pseudococcidae: Erium)

Nomenclatural History

Erium comosum De Lotto 1969: 8. Type data: SOUTH AFRICA: Orange Free State, Clarens, on Chrysocoma tenuifolia. Holotype, female, Type depository: Pretoria: South African National Collection of Insects, South Africa; accepted valid name

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Asteraceae

Chrysocoma ciliata | BenDov1994 DeLott1969 | (= Chrysocoma tenuifolia)

Geographic Distribution

Countries: 1

South Africa | BenDov1994 DeLott1969

Keys

Remarks

Biology: Occurring on the roots of its host.
General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by De Lotto (1969).

Illustrations

Citations

BenDov1994: catalog, 150
DeLott1969: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 8-10
Millar2002: illustration, 232