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Formicococcus lingnani (Ferris, 1954) (Pseudococcidae: Formicococcus)

Planococcus lingnani Ferris 1954a: 52. Type data: CHINA: Canton, Lingnan University Campus, on undetermined grass. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.
Planococcoides lingnani (Ferris, 1954); Williams 1970: 163. change of combination
Formicococcus lingnani (Ferris, 1954); Williams 2004a: 290. change of combination
Paraputo lingnani (Ferris, 1954); Danzig & Gavrilov-Zimin 2015: 18. change of combination
Formicococcus lingnani (Ferris, 1954); Joshi, et al. 2020: 394. revived combination (previously published)

Families: 3 | Genera: 5

Countries: 5

JoshiGuSh2022: pp.229 ( Adult (F) ) [Indian Formicococcus species]
ZhangWu2022: pp.165-166 ( Adult (F) ) [Palaearctic and Oriental Formicococcus species]
TanakaSuKa2021: pp.173-175 ( Adult (F) ) [Oriental Formicococcus]
TanakaSuKa2021a: pp.202-204 ( Adult (F) ) [Formicococcus species in the Oriental region]
JoshiBiGu2020: pp.399 ( Adult (F) ) [Formicococcus in India]
Willia2004a: pp.243-244 ( Adult (F) ) [Formicococcus species of southern Asia]

Systematics: Williams (2004a) elucidated the intraspecific variation of taxonomic characters, and provided two diagramatic illustrations of the adult female. Danzig & Gavrilov-Zimin (2015) transferred this species to Paraputo from because it has six setae in the anal apparatus. However, as discussed by Williams (2004) and Zhang & Wu (2017), 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. Furthermore, in both genera there are 6 basic anal ring setae and, if more are present, the extra setae are usually short and slender and variable in position. (Joshi, et al., 2020)
Biology: Occurring on the stems of the host plant.
General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Ferris (1954a), Williams (1970DJ) and by Williams (2004a).