Valid Names Results

Paraputo anomalus (Newstead, 1908) (Pseudococcidae: Paraputo)

Nomenclatural History

• Ripersia anomala Newstead 1908c: 9. Type data: TANZANIA: Kilimanjaro Region, Kibong'oto, under bark accompanied by small black ants (Pheidole megacephala). Syntypes, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name
• Paraputo ritchiei Laing 1929a: 473. Type data: TANZANIA: Bukoba, on a tree-trunk. Syntypes, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; junior synonym (discovered by Willia1958, 217). Illustr.
• Paraputo multispinosa James 1935a: 233. Type data: KENYA: Kitito, Ukamba Province, on ornamental plant. Syntypes, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; junior synonym (discovered by Strick1947a, 512). Illustr.
• Paraputo anomala (Newstead, 1908); Williams 1958: 217. change of combination
• Paraputo anomalus (Newstead, 1908); De Lotto 1964: 363. emendation that is justified
• Paraputo anomalies (Newstead, 1908); Palma-Jiménez, et al. 2019: 290. misspelling of species epithet

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 8 | Genera: 13

Associates:

Families: 3 | Genera: 4

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• DeLott1964: pp.363 ( Adult (F) ) [Africa]
• Willia1960: pp.419 ( Adult (F) ) [Solomon Islands]

Remarks

• Biology: Gaume et al. (2000) studied the close association and trophobiosis of this mealybug and the soft scale Houardia abdita De Lotto, with the ant Aphomomyrmex afer in hollowed twigs of the myrmecophyte Leonardoxa africana at coastal forests of Cameroon.
• General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Ferris (1955) and by Williams (1958).

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