Valid Names Results
Paracoccus sativus (James, 1936) (Pseudococcidae: Paracoccus)Nomenclatural History
- Trionymus sativus James 1936: 198. Type data: KENYA: Ruiru, on Leonotis nepetaefolia. Syntypes, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.
- Paracoccus sativus (James, 1936); Watson 2021: 516. change of combination
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 3 | Genera: 4
- Acanthaceae
- Hypoestes verticillaris | BenDov1994 James1936
- Asteraceae
- Bidens pilosa | BenDov1994 James1936
- Lamiaceae
- Coleus comosus | BenDov1994 James1936 | (= Plectranthus ornatus)
- Leonotis nepetifolia | BenDov1994 James1936
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- Kenya | BenDov1994 James1936
Keys
Remarks
- Systematics: Although type material of Trionymus sativus James, 1936 has only one pair of cerarii, the specimens also have anal lobe bars and oral rim ducts; therefore T. sativus was transferred to the genus Paracoccus, in Watson (2021).
- Biology: Living on the roots of its host plants.
- General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by James (1936) and by De Lotto (1957b).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDov1994: catalog, 528
- DeLott1957b: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 226-227
- James1936: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 198-199
- Watson2021: illustration, taxonomy, 516
- Watson2021: distribution, 526
