Valid Names Results

Formicococcus bambusus (Wu, 2001) (Pseudococcidae: Formicococcus)

Nomenclatural History

• Kaicoccus bambusus Wu 2001b: 252, 254-255, 258. Type data: CHINA: Zhejiang, Tianmushan National Nature Reserve, on Phyllostachys sp., 4/14/1999, by S.A. Wu. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Tianjin: Department of Biology, Nankai University, Tianjin, China; accepted valid name Illustr.
• Formicococcus bambusus (Wu, 2001); Li, et al. 2014. change of combination
• Paraputo bambusus (Wu, 2001); Danzig & Gavrilov-Zimin 2015: 29. change of combination
• Formicococcus bambusus (Wu, 2001); Zhang & Wu 2022: 159. revived combination (previously published)

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 2 | Genera: 2

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• ZhangWu2022: pp.165-166 ( Adult (F) ) [Palaearctic and Oriental Formicococcus species]
• DanzigGa2015: pp.29-31 ( Adult (F) ) [Palaearctic Paraputo species]
• LiTsWu2014: pp.371 ( Adult (F) ) [Mealybugs with legs on bamboo in China] Key as: Formicococcus bambusus

Remarks

• Systematics: This species can be distinguished from D. kaiensis by tubular ducts of two sizes and the presence of bigger tubular ducts on the margin of the dorsum. This species was transferred to Paraputo, as P. bambusus (Wu), by Danzig & Gavrilov-Zimin (2015) because it has an anal ring with six setae. However, the number of anal ring setae is not a robust genus-level character, especially as the number of setae can vary between the two sides of the anal ring. As it has an anal lobe bar on each anal lobe, this species was restored to Formicococcus by Zhang & Wu (2022)
• Structure: Adult female yellowish-white in life. Body of adult female on slide elongate oval, sides almost parallel, about 2.4–2.9 mm long and 0.8–1.05 mm wide. (Li, et al., 2014)
• General Remarks: Good descriptions and illustrations of the adult females were given by Wu (2001b) and Li et al. (2014).

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