Valid Names Results
Heliococcus lingnaniae Wang, 1982 (Pseudococcidae: Heliococcus)Nomenclatural History
- Heliococcus lingnaniae Wang 1982a: 318. Type data: CHINA: Guangdong Province, on Lingnania cerosissima. Holotype, female, Type depository: Beijing: Institute of Entomology, Academy of Sciences, China; accepted valid name (discovered by Tang1992, 462). Illustr.
- Heliococcus bambusae; Tang 1992: 462. incorrect synonymy
- Heliococcus lingnaniae Wang, 1982; Li, Tsai & Wu 2014: 386. revived combination (previously published)
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 2
- Poaceae
- Lingnania cerosissima | LiTsWu2014 | (= Lingnania cerosissima)
- Phyllostachys glauca | LiTsWu2014
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- China
- Anhui (=Anhwei) | LiTsWu2014
- Hainan | LiTsWu2014
Keys
- LiTsWu2014: pp.371 ( Adult (F) ) [Mealybugs with legs on bamboo in China]
Remarks
- Systematics: Tang (1992) synonymized Heliococcus lingnaniae Wang, 1982 with H. bambusae (Takahashi, 1930). After examining type specimen of H. bambusae, Li, Tsai & Wu (2014) found many difference between these two species. H. lingnaniae has ventral multilocular pores near vulva, 16–17 pairs of cerarii and 2 sizes of crateriform ducts on dorsum, whereas H. bambusae has no ventral multilocular pores, 18 pairs of cerarii and 4 sizes of crateriform ducts on dorsum. Heliococcus lingnaniae was therefore revived as a valid species by these authors.
- General Remarks: Description by Wang, 1982.
Illustrations
Citations
- LiTsWu2014: biology, distribution, host, taxonomy, 386
- Tang1992: taxonomy, 458
- Wang1982a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 318, 319
