Valid Names Results
Houardia troglodytes Marchal, 1909 (Coccidae: Houardia)Nomenclatural History
- Houardia troglodytes Marchal 1909a: 586. Type data: SENEGAL: on Balanites aegyptiaca.. Lectotype, female, by subsequent designation (Hodgso1990,224). Type depository: Paris: Museum National d'Histoire naturelle, France; accepted valid name
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 3 | Genera: 3
- Fabaceae
- Burkea africana | Hodgso1990 Hodgso1994a
- Moraceae
- Ficus | Hodgso1994a
- Zygophyllaceae
- Balanites | Marcha1909a Vayssi1913
- Balanites aegyptiaca | Hodgso1994a
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 3
- Senegal | Hodgso1994a Vayssi1913
- Sudan | Hodgso1994a
- Zimbabwe | Hodgso1994a
Keys
Remarks
- Biology: This scale insect occupies, together with ants of the genus Crematogaster, galls on twigs of Balanites sp.(Marchal, 1909a, 1909c).
- General Remarks: Description and illustration of the adult female given by Hodgson (1990; 1994a).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDov1993: catalog, 146
- Hodgso1990: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 224-226
- Hodgso1994a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 282-285
- Hodgso1995: structure, taxonomy, 53
- Marcha1909a: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 586-587
- Marcha1909d: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 171-175
- Vayssi1913: distribution, host, 430
- Willia2017a: catalog, list of species, 216
