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Matsucoccus californicus Morrison, 1939 (Matsucoccidae: Matsucoccus)

Matsucoccus californicus Morrison 1939: 5. Type data: USA: California, Lassen national Forest, Harvey Valley, Burgess Spring, on Pinus ponderosa; collected K.A. Salman, August 2, 1936.. Holotype, female, Type depository: Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Biology: Develops one annual generation in USA, California (Gill, 1993).
Economic Importance: McKenzie (1942a) suggested that the principal natural control factor is the pressure exerted by the growing tree forcing the bark plates against the insects or by the growing scales forcing themselves out of shape between the narrow bark plates, or both.
General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Morrison (1939) and by Gill (1993).