Valid Names Results

Lecanopsis pellizzariae Fontana & Malagnini, 2002 (Coccidae: Lecanopsis)

Nomenclatural History

• Lecanopsis pellizzariae Fontana & Malagnini 2002: 112. Type data: ITALY: Basilicata region, Lagonnegro (Potenza), Monte Sirino, loc. Niella, altitude 1200 meter, on roots of Gramineae; collected 12 May 1999 by V. Malagnini and P. Fontana.. Holotype, female, Type depository: Padova: Dipartimento Agronomia Ambientale Produzioni Vegetali - Entomologia, Italy; accepted valid name Illustr.

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• Pelliz2013: pp.112-113 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to adult female Lecanopsis]

Remarks

• Biology: This species overwinters as second-instar male and third-instar female. In early spring the females mature and feed on subterranean stolons of the host plant (Fontana & Malagnini, 2002).
• General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female, first instar nnymph, second and third instar female, and second-instar male by Fontana & Malagnini (2002).

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