Valid Names Results
Insignorthezia cacticola (Morrison, 1952) (Ortheziidae: Insignorthezia)Nomenclatural History
- Orthezia cacticola Morrison 1952: 17-19. Type data: MEXICO: Nuevo Leon, Cadereyta, on unidentified cactus, 09/12/1946, by W.R. Walton. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name Notes: This species was collected at quarantine, Laredo, Texas (Morrison, 1952). Illustr.
- Insignorthezia cacticola (Morrison, 1952); Kozár 2004: 298. change of combination
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Cactaceae
- Cactaceae | Morris1952
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 2
- Mexico
- Nuevo Leon | Morris1952
- Queretaro | Miller1996
- United States
- Texas | Morris1952
Keys
- Kozar2004: pp.296 ( ) [Key to the species of Insignorthezia]
- Morris1952: pp.5 ( Adult (F) ) [Species in the Insignis group of Orthezia]
Remarks
- Structure: Adult female body is completely covered by secretion (Morrison, 1952).
- General Remarks: Original description and illustration by Morrison (1952). Change of combination, redescription and illustration by Kozár (2004).
Illustrations
Citations
- Kozar2004: catalog, description, distribution, host, illustration, 298
- Miller1996: catalog, distribution, 80
- Miller2005: distribution, 493
- Morris1952: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 17-19
- PooleGe1997: distribution, 367
