Valid Names Results
Humococcus mackenziei Ezzat, 1959 (Pseudococcidae: Humococcus)Nomenclatural History
- Humococcus mackenziei Ezzat 1959b: 409. Type data: EGYPT: Alexandria, El-Max, on Zygophyllum album. Holotype, female, Type depository: Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.
- Mirococcopsis mackenziei (Ezzat, 1959); Danzig & Gavrilov-Zimin 2015: 390. change of combination
- Humococcus mackenziei Ezzat, 1959; Lagowska, Golan & Hodgson 2022: 5. revived combination (previously published)
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 2 | Genera: 2
- Amaranthaceae
- Sarcocornia fruticosa | BenDov1994 Ezzat1959b | (= Salicornia fruticosa)
- Zygophyllaceae
- Tetraena alba | BenDov1994 Ezzat1959b | (= Zygophyllum album)
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- Egypt | BenDov1994 Ezzat1959b EzzatNa1987
Keys
- EvansAb2023: pp.8-13 ( Adult (F) ) [Pseudococccidae of Egypt]
- LagowsGoHo2022: pp.5-6 ( Adult (F) ) [Afrotropical mealybugs that lack cerarii]
- DanzigGa2015: pp.377-380 ( Adult (F) ) [species of Mirococcopsis] Key as: Mirococcopsis mackenziei)
- DanzigGa2015: pp.379-380 ( Adult (F) ) [Species of Mirococcopsis] Key as: Mirococcopsis mackenziai
- Tang1992: pp.94 ( Adult (F) ) [ Palaearcic & Oriental regions]
Remarks
- Structure: Adult female body broadly oval, about 1.8 mm long. Antennae 6-segmented. Legs small; hind coxae with translucent pores. Anal apparatus complete, but with shortened setae which are similar in length to the diameter of the anal ring. Both pairs of ostioles present. Circulus absent. (Danzig & Gavrilov-Zimin, 2015)
- Biology: Occurring on the roots of the host plant.
- General Remarks: Good description and illustration given by Ezzat (1959b). Good description of the adult female given by Tang (1992).
Illustrations
Citations
- AbdRabEv2021: distribution, host, 41
- BenDov1994: catalog, 198
- DanzigGa2015: diagnosis, distribution, host, key, 390-391
- EvansAb2023: distribution, host, illustration, key, taxonomy, 7, 11, 19, 51
- Ezzat1959b: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 409-412
- EzzatNa1987: distribution, 89
- LagowsGoHo2022: key, 6
- MohammGh2008: distribution, 155
- Tang1992: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 94-95