Valid Names Results
Paraputo phoradendri (Cockerell in Wheeler, 1912) (Pseudococcidae: Paraputo)Nomenclatural History
- Pseudococcus phoradendri Cockerell in Wheeler 1912: 133. Type data: U.S.A.: Arizona, Miller Canyon, Huachuca Mountains, on Phoradendron flavescens var. villosum. Lectotype, female, by subsequent designation (MillerMc1973,496). Type depository: Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name
- Lachnodius phoradendri (Cockerell in Wheeler, 1912); Ferris 1919c: 298. change of combination
- Lachnodius salicis Ferris 1919a: 23. Type data: U.S.A.: Arizona, Tucson, on Salix sp.. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; junior synonym (discovered by Ferris1919c, 298).
- Farinococcus phoradendri (Cockerell in Wheeler, 1912); Ferris 1953a: 358. change of combination
- Cataenococcus phoradendri (Cockerell in Wheeler, 1912); Ferris 1955: 4. change of combination
- Paraputo phoradendri (Cockerell in Wheeler, 1912); Ben-Dov & Williams 2006: 254. change of combination
Common Names
- mistletoe mealybug MillerMc1973
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 2 | Genera: 2
- Salicaceae
- Salix | BenDov1994 Ferris1919a Ferris1953a Ferris1955
- Santalaceae
- Phoradendron leucarpum | BenDov1994 Ferris1953a Ferris1955 | (= Phoradendron flavescens)(= Phoradendron flavescens villosum)
Associates:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Formicidae
- Crematogaster arizonensis | BenDov1994
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- United States
- Arizona | BenDov1994 Ferris1919a Ferris1953a Ferris1955 MillerMc1973
Keys
- Caball2021: pp.355-356 ( Adult (F) ) [New World Paraputo]
- MillerMc1973: pp.490 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
- McKenz1967: pp.81 ( Adult (F) ) [U.S.A., California]
- Ferris1953a: pp.352 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
Remarks
- Biology: Living in hollow stems or in cracks in the bark and sometimes attended by ants, Crematogaster arizonensis (Ben-Dov, 1994).
- General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Ferris (1919), Ferris (1953a, 1955) and by Miller & McKenzie (1973).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDov1994: catalog, 72-73
- BenDovWi2006: taxonomy, 254
- Caball2021: key, 355
- Ferris1919a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 23, 24
- Ferris1919c: taxonomy, 298
- Ferris1953a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 358-359
- Ferris1955: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 4
- FoldiKo2006: taxonomy, 308
- JoshiAmMe2024: diagnosis, 576
- MillerMc1973: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 496, 497
- Sassce1915: distribution, host, taxonomy, 30
- Willia2017a: catalog, list of species, 249