Valid Names Results
Mirococcopsis sphaerica (Balachowsky, 1930) (Pseudococcidae: Mirococcopsis)Nomenclatural History
- Ripersia sphaerica Balachowsky 1930c: 122. Type data: ALGERIA: Ain-ben-Ouie, on Limoniastrum guyonianium. Syntypes, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; Paris: Museum National d'Histoire naturelle, France; accepted valid name Illustr.
- Misericoccus sphaerica (Balachowsky, 1930); Kozár & Walter 1985: 70. change of combination
- Mirococcopsis sphaerica (Balachowsky, 1930); Danzig & Gavrilov-Zimin 2015: 322. change of combination
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Plumbaginaceae
- Limoniastrum guyonianum | Balach1930c BenDov1994
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- Algeria | Balach1930c BenDov1994
Keys
- LagowsGoHo2022: pp.5-6 ( Adult (F) ) [Afrotropical mealybugs that lack cerarii]
- DanzigGa2015: pp.379-380 ( Adult (F) ) [Species of Mirococcopsis]
Remarks
- Structure: Adult female body rounded, about 3.5 mm long. Antennae 7-segmented. Legs small, without translucent pores. Anal apparatus strongly simplified, without pores and spinulae and with 6 very short setae on sclerotized semiring. Both pairs of ostioles present, poorly developed. Circulus absent. (Danzig & Gavrilov-Zimin, 2015)
- Biology: Living on roots of its host.
- General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Balachowsky (1930c).
Illustrations
Citations
- Balach1930c: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 122-123
- BenDov1994: catalog, 236
- DanzigGa2015: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 322,379 403,405
- DanzigGa2015: diagnosis, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 402-403
- KozarWa1985: catalog, taxonomy, 70
- LagowsGoHo2022: key, 6
