Valid Names Results

Malaicoccus khooi Williams, 1978 (Pseudococcidae: Malaicoccus)

Nomenclatural History

• Malaicoccus khooi Williams 1978: 39. Type data: MALAYSIA: West Malaysia, Genting Highlands, on Poikilospermum cordifolium, attended by ant Hypoclinea sp.. Holotype, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 2 | Genera: 2

Associates:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• Willia2004a: pp.413-414 ( Adult (F) ) [Malaicoccus species of southern Asia]
• Willia2002b: pp.147 ( Adult (F) ) [Species of Malaicoccus]
• Tang1992: pp.84 ( Adult (F) ) [China]

Remarks

• Biology: Always attended by ants of the genus Hypoclinea.
• General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Williams (1978DJ, 2004a). Good description and illustration of the second-instar female nymph given by Williams (1978DJ). Good description and illustration of the third-instar female nymph given by Williams (1978DJ). Good description of the adult female gven by Tang (1992).

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