Valid Names Results

Myzolecanium kibarae Beccari, 1877 (Coccidae: Myzolecanium)

Nomenclatural History

• Myzolecanium kibarae Beccari 1877: 191. Type data: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: in cavities in twigs of Kibara hospitans.. Neotype, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Notes: Depository of type material unknown (Ben-Dov, 1993).
• Myxolecanium kibarae; Targioni Tozzetti 1877: 317. misspelling of genus name
• Myxilecanium kibarae; MacGillivray 1921: 178. misspelling of genus name
• Myzolecanium kibarae; Lindinger 1935b: 123. subsequent use Notes: Incorrect citation of "Targioni" as author.

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 2

Geographic Distribution

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Remarks

• Biology: Beccari (1877) observed this species within cavities in twigs of the host plant, where it lives in association with the ant Hypoclinea scrutator.
• General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Hodgson (1994a).

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