Valid Names Results
Paraputo domatium Williams, 2004 (Pseudococcidae: Paraputo)Nomenclatural History
- Paraputo domatium Williams 2004a: 515. Type data: MALAYSIA: Selangor, Ulu Gombak, inside stems of Saraca thaipingensis, associated with Crematogaster sp. ants; collected G. Riedel, 22.iv.1994.. Holotype, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 3 | Genera: 6
- Asteraceae
- Vernonia arborea | Willia2004a
- Fabaceae
- Callerya atropurpurea | Willia2004a | (= Millettia atropurpurea)
- Saraca thaipingensis | Willia2004a
- Spatholobus oblongifolius | Willia2004a
- Sapindaceae
- Lepisanthes tetraphylla | Willia2004a
- Pometia pinnata | Willia2004a
Associates:
Families: 1 | Genera: 2
- Formicidae
- Cladomyrma | Moog2009
- Crematogaster | Willia2004a
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- Malaysia
- Malaya | Willia2004a
Keys
- Willia2004a: pp.486-491 ( Adult (F) ) [paraputo species of southern Asia]
Remarks
- Biology: In all records of this species it was associated with ants, mainly of Crematogaster sp. (Williams, 2004a).
- General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Williams (2004a).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDovWi2006: taxonomy, 252
- Gavril2018: reproduction, 224
- Willia2004a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 514-517
