Valid Names Results
Laminicoccus vitiensis (Green & Laing, 1924) (Pseudococcidae: Laminicoccus)Nomenclatural History
- Pseudococcus vitiensis Green & Laing 1924: 415. Type data: FIJI: Cuvu, on coconut. Lectotype, female, by subsequent designation (WilliaWa1988a,95). Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.
- Laminicoccus vitiensis (Green & Laing, 1924); Williams 1960: 402. change of combination
- Laminicoccus cocois Williams 1960: 403. Type data: SOLOMON ISLANDS: Ontong Java, on coconut. Lectotype, female, by subsequent designation (WilliaWa1988a,95). Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; junior synonym (discovered by WilliaWa1988a, 95). Illustr.
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 3 | Genera: 4
- Arecaceae
- Cocos nucifera | BenDov1994 GreenLa1924 Willia1960 WilliaWa1988a
- Roystonea regia | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a
- Malvaceae
- Theobroma cacao | Lever1969
- Pandanaceae
- Freycinetia urvilleana | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 5
- Fiji | BenDov1994 GreenLa1924 WilliaMa2005 WilliaWa1988a
- Niue | BenDov1994 WilliaMa2005 WilliaWa1988a
- Solomon Islands | BenDov1994 Willia1960 WilliaMa2005 WilliaWa1988a
- Tonga | BenDov1994 WilliaMa2005 WilliaWa1988a
- Vanuatu (=New Hebrides) | BenDov1994 WilliaMa2005 WilliaWa1988a
Keys
- WilliaMa2005: pp.9 ( Adult (F) ) [Laminicoccus species]
- Tang1992: pp.299 ( Adult (F) ) [Palaearctic & Oriental regions]
- WilliaWa1988a: pp.91 ( Adult (F) ) [Tropical South Pacific Region]
- Willia1960: pp.402 ( Adult (F) ) [Solomon Islands]
Remarks
- General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Williams (1960) and by Williams & Watson (1988a).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDov1994: catalog, 211-212
- GreenLa1924: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 415-416
- Gullan1990: history, taxonomy, 488
- HodgsoLa2011: distribution, host, 28
- Lever1969: distribution, economic importance, host,
- Tang1992: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 299-300, 301-302
- Willia1960: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 403-404
- Willia2017a: catalog, list of species, 251
- WilliaBu1987: distribution, host, 91
- WilliaMa2005: distribution, host, taxonomy, 8
- WilliaWa1988a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 94-96
