Valid Names Results

Mesolecanium inquilinum Morrison, 1929 (Coccidae: Mesolecanium)

Nomenclatural History

• Mesolecanium inquilinum Morrison 1929: 40. Type data: PANAMA: Canal Zone, Las Cascadus Cacao Plantation, on undetermined plant, in tents of Azteca sp.. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name
• Mesolecanium inquelinum Morrison, 1929; Williams 2001: 226. misspelling of species epithet

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Families: 1 | Genera: 1

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Remarks

• Biology: Attended and protected by an Azteca ant (Morrison, 1929).
• General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Morrison (1929).

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