Valid Names Results
Leptococcus sakai (Takahashi, 1951) (Pseudococcidae: Leptococcus)Nomenclatural History
- Heliococcus sakai Takahashi 1951a: 16. Type data: MALAYSIA: West Malaysia, Kuala Selangor, on Nipah palm. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Taichung: Entomology Collection, Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute, Wu-feng, Taichung, Taiwan; accepted valid name
- Phenacoccus sakai (Takahashi, 1951); Miller 1974: 179. change of combination
- Heterococcus sakai (Takahashi, 1951); Tang 1992: 494. change of combination
- Leptococcus sakai (Takahashi, 1951); Tang 1992: 494. change of combination
- Phenacoccus sakai (Takahashi, 1951); Ben-Dov 1994: 341. revived combination (previously published)
- Leptococcus sakai (Takahashi, 1951); Williams, D.J. 2004a: 399. revived combination (previously published)
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 2 | Genera: 2
- Arecaceae
- Nypa | BenDov1994 Takaha1951a Willia2004a
- Gnetaceae
- Gnetum tenuifolium | Willia2004a
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 2
- Indonesia
- Sulawesi (=Celebes) | Willia2004a
- Malaysia | BenDov1994 Takaha1951a Willia2004a
Keys
- KondoGu2008: pp.54 ( ) [Species of Leptococcus]
- Willia2004a: pp.397 ( Adult (F) ) [Leptococcus species of southern Asia]
Remarks
- Systematics: Miller (1974) referred the species to Phenacoccus, since it lacks crateriform tubular ducts. Tang (1992: 494) erroneously indicated that this species was originally described in Heterococcus.
- General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Tang (1992) and by Williams (2004a)..
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDov1994: catalog, 341
- KondoGu2008: taxonomy, 54
- Miller1974: taxonomy, 179
- Takaha1951a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 16-18
- Tang1992: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 494
- Willia2004a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 398-399
- Willia2005: taxonomy, 167-168
- Willia2017b: list of species, taxonomy, 599
- ZarkanApTu2021: distribution, host, 180
