Valid Names Results
Mutabilicoccus artocarpi Williams, 1960 (Pseudococcidae: Mutabilicoccus)Nomenclatural History
- Mutabilicoccus artocarpi Williams 1960: 409. Type data: SOLOMON ISLANDS: Malaita, on aerial roots of Artocarpus incisus. Lectotype, female, by subsequent designation (WilliaWa1988a,111). Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Moraceae
- Artocarpus altilis | BenDov1994 Willia1960 | (= Artocarpus incisus)
Associates:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Formicidae
- Philidris myrmecodiae | Willia1960
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- Solomon Islands | BenDov1994 Willia1960 WilliaWa1988a
Keys
- Tang1992: pp.328 ( Adult (F) ) [China]
- WilliaWa1988a: pp.111 ( Adult (F) ) [Tropical South Pacific Region ]
- Willia1960: pp.409 ( Adult (F) ) [Solomon Islands ]
Remarks
- Biology: Occurring on the aerial roots of the host plants and attended by ants Iridomyrmex myrmecodiae.
- General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Williams (1960) and by Williams & Watson (1988a). Good description of the adult female given by Tang (1992).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDov1994: catalog, 238
- Tang1992: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 329
- Willia1960: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 409-411
- WilliaWa1988a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 110-112
