Valid Names Results
Messinea conica De Lotto, 1966 (Coccidae: Messinea)Nomenclatural History
- Messinea conica De Lotto 1966b: 147. Type data: SOUTH AFRICA: Transvaal, Messina, on Colophospermum mopane.. Holotype, female, Type depository: Pretoria: South African National Collection of Insects, South Africa; accepted valid name
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 3
- Fabaceae
- Acacia | Hodgso1969a Hodgso1994a
- Acacia abyssinica | Hodgso1969a
- Caesalpinia pulcherrima | Hodgso1969a
- Colophospermum mopane | DeLott1966b Hodgso1994a
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 4
- Eritrea | Hodgso1969a
- Nigeria | Hodgso1969a
- Saudi Arabia | BenDov1993
- South Africa | DeLott1966b Hodgso1994a
Keys
Remarks
- General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by De Lotto (1966b) and by Hodgson (1994a).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDov1993: catalog, 184
- DeLott1966b: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 146-149
- Hodgso1969a: distribution, host, 21-22
- Hodgso1994a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 363-366
- Hodgso1995: structure, taxonomy, 50
- Matile1988: distribution, host, 24
