Valid Names Results
Leptococcus metroxyli Reyne, 1961 (Pseudococcidae: Leptococcus)Nomenclatural History
- Leptococcus metroxyli Reyne 1961: 147. Type data: INDONESIA: Irian Jaya, Frederik-Hendrik I. [= Pulau Dolau], on Metroxylon sp.. Lectotype, female, by subsequent designation (MillerDe1977,113). Type depository: Amsterdam: Institut voor Taxonomische Zoologie, The Netherlands; accepted valid name Illustr.
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 2 | Genera: 3
- Arecaceae
- Cocos nucifera | BenDov1994 MillerDe1977 WilliaWa1988a
- Metroxylon | BenDov1994 Reyne1961 WilliaWa1988a
- Bromeliaceae
- Ananas | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 2
- Indonesia
- Irian Jaya | WilliaWa1988a
- Papua New Guinea | BenDov1994 MillerDe1977 Reyne1961 WilliaWa1988a
Keys
- Hodgso2020: pp.32-34 ( Adult (M) ) [higher groups of Pseudococcidae]
- KondoGu2008: pp.54 ( Adult (F) ) [Species of Leptococcus]
- WilliaWa1988a: pp.98 ( Adult (F) ) [Tropical South Pacific Region]
Remarks
- General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Reyne (1961), Miller & Denno (1977), Williams & Watson (1988a) and by Kondo & Gullan (2008). Description and illustration of the first-instar larva, female second-instar larva and female last-instar larva by Reyne (1961) and by Miller & Denno (1977). Description and illustration of adult male and immature stages by Reyne (1961) and by Miller & Denno (1977).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDov1994: catalog, 213
- Gavril2018: reproduction, 222
- Hodgso2012: taxonomy, 64
- Hodgso2020: key, 33
- KondoGu2008: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 51-54
- MillerDe1977: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 112-117
- Reyne1961: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 147-159
- WilliaWa1988a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 99-100
- ZarkanApTu2021: distribution, host, 180
