Valid Names Results
Mixorthezia fodiens (Giard, 1897) (Ortheziidae: Mixorthezia)Nomenclatural History
- Ortheziola fodiens Giard 1897: 583-585. Type data: GUADALOUPE: roots of coffee plant, by M.F. Henneguy. Unknown type status, unknown, accepted valid name Notes: Types presumed lost (Matile-Ferrero, personal communication, December 2, 1999).
- Mixorthezia fodiens (Giard, 1897); Morrison 1952: 68. change of combination
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 2 | Genera: 2
- Malvaceae
- Theobroma | Morris1952
- Rubiaceae
- Coffea | Morris1952
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- Guadeloupe | Morris1925
Keys
- Kozar2004: pp.176-177 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to the species of Mixorthezia]
- Morris1952: pp.65 ( Adult (F) ) [Species of Mixorthezia]
Remarks
- Systematics: Morrison (1952) states that "the identity of this species has remained obscure since its description in 1897. Its transfer to Mixorthezia is therefore little better than a guess as to its proper assignment but has been made after a restudy of the original description in comparison with specimens of other species of the genus taken from the roots of coffee and cacao elsewhere in the West Indies."
- Structure: The adult female is reddish, eggs are oval elongate and transparent (Giard, 1897).
- General Remarks: Most detailed description by Giard (1897). Redescription by Kozár (2004).
Illustrations
Citations
- Fernal1903b: distribution, host, 38
- Giard1897: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 583-585
- Kozar2004: catalog, description, distribution, host, illustration, 186
- Kozar2004: catalog, description, distribution, host, illustration, 186
- LePell1968: distribution, 322
- Meurge2011: distribution, 81
- Morris1952: distribution, host, taxonomy, 68
