Valid Names Results
Paraputo loranthi (Strickland, 1947) (Pseudococcidae: Paraputo)Nomenclatural History
- Farinococcus loranthi Strickland 1947a: 515. Type data: GHANA: Tafo, on Loranthus bangwensis. Syntypes, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.
- Cataenococcus loranthi (Strickland, 1947); Balachowsky 1954g: 247. change of combination
- Paraputo loranthi (Strickland, 1947); Matile-Ferrero 1978: 50. change of combination
- Stricklandiella loranthi (Strickland, 1947); Matile-Ferrero & Le Ruyet 1999: 269. change of combination Notes: Homonymy of the genus Stricklandiella with Stricklandiella a genus of brachiopods
- Stricklandina loranthi (Strickland, 1947); Matile-Ferraro 1999: 173. change of combination
- Paraputo loranthi (Strickland, 1947); Ben-Dov & Williams 2006: 253. revived combination (previously published)
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 3 | Genera: 4
- Loranthaceae
- Englerina gabonensis | BenDov1994 Strick1947a | (= Loranthus micrantherus)
- Tapinanthus bangwensis | BenDov1994 Strick1947a | (= Loranthus bangwensis)
- Tapinanthus buntingii | BenDov1994 Strick1947a | (= Loranthus buntingii)
- Malvaceae
- Theobroma cacao | Strick1947a
- Rhizophoraceae
- Rhizophora racemosa | Balach1954g BenDov1994
Associates:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Formicidae
- Crematogaster | BenDovWi2006
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 2
- Ghana | BenDov1994 Strick1947a
- Guinea | Balach1954g BenDov1994
Keys
Remarks
- Biology: Living in domatium inside canker, attended by Crematogaster spp.
- General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Strickland (1947a) and by Balachowsky (1954g).
Illustrations
Citations
- Balach1954g: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 247-250
- BenDov1994: catalog, 284-285
- BenDovWi2006: taxonomy, 253
- Gavril2018: reproduction, 224
- JoshiAmMe2024: diagnosis, 575
- Matile1978: taxonomy, 50
- Strick1947a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 515-518
