Valid Names Results
Misericoccus arenarius (Doane & Steinweden, 1927) (Pseudococcidae: Misericoccus)Nomenclatural History
- Ripersia arenaria Doane & Steinweden 1927: 85. Type data: U.S.A.: Utah, Salt Lake County, near Salt Lake City, on Bromus arenarius. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name
- Misericoccus arenarius (Doane & Steinweden, 1927); Ferris 1953a: 384. change of combination
Common Names
- pear-shaped mealybug McKenz1967
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 4
- Poaceae
- Bromus arenarius | BenDov1994 DoaneSt1927
- Bromus rubens | BenDov1994 McKenz1967
- Bromus tectorum | BenDov1994 McKenz1967
- Hordeum murinum | BenDov1994 McKenz1967 | (= Hordeum leporinum)
- Lolium | BenDov1994 McKenz1967
- Stipa | BenDov1994 McKenz1967
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- United States
- California | BenDov1994 McKenz1967
- Utah | BenDov1994 DoaneSt1927
Keys
Remarks
- Biology: Occurring on the roots of its host plants.
- General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Ferris (1953a) and by McKenzie (1967).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDov1994: catalog, 235
- DoaneSt1927: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 85-86
- Ferris1953a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 384-385
- McKenz1967: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 204-205
