Valid Names Results
Margarodes similis Morrison, 1924 (Margarodidae: Margarodes)Nomenclatural History
- Margarodes similis Morrison 1924a: 143. Type data: GALAPAGOS ISLANDS: Symour Bay, Indefatigable, on rootlets of Maytenus.. Holotype, female, Type depository: Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.
- Coccionella similis (Morrison, 1924); Lindinger 1954: 165. change of combination
- Margarodes similis Morrison, 1924; Jakubski 1965: 165. revived combination (previously published)
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 3 | Genera: 4
- Burseraceae
- Bursera | Morris1924a
- Bursera graveolens | LincanHoCa2010 | ssp. malacophylla
- Celastraceae
- Maytenus | Morris1924a
- Tricerma octogonum | LincanHoCa2010
- Goodeniaceae
- Scaevola plumieri | LincanHoCa2010
Foes:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Coccinellidae
- Novius cardinalis | KondoGuPo2012 | (= Rodolia cardinalis)
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- Galapagos Islands | Jakubs1965 LincanHoCa2010 Morris1924a
Keys
- Morris1928: pp.77-78 ( Adult (F) ) [Species of Margarodes.]
Remarks
- Biology: Found on roots of Maytenus sp. (Jakubski, 1965).
- General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Morrison (1924a) and by Jakubski (1965).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDov2005a: catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, 68
- Foldi1984b: taxonomy, 265
- Foldi2001a: taxonomy, 207
- Jakubs1965: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 165
- KondoGuPo2012: biological control, 13
- LincanHoCa2010: distribution, host, 6
- Lindin1954: taxonomy, 615
- Morris1924a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 143-145
- Morris1928: taxonomy, 77,78,226
- WilliaFo2005: taxonomy, 20
- WilliaFo2005: taxonomy, 21
