Valid Names Results
Paraputo theaecola (Green in Green & Mann, 1907) (Pseudococcidae: Paraputo)Nomenclatural History
- Dactylopius theaecola Green in Green & Mann 1907: 347. Type data: INDIA: Assam and Darjeeling, on roots of tea plants. Syntypes, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.
- Pseudococcus theaecola (Green in Green & Mann, 1907); Sanders 1909a: 41. change of combination
- Paraputo taraktogeni Rao 1950: 15. Type data: INDIA: Assam, near Dibrugarh, on Taraktogenos kurtzii. Holotype, female, Type depository: St. Petersburg: Zoological Museum, Academy of Science, Russia; junior synonym (discovered by Willia2004a, 579).
- Cataenococcus theaecola (Green in Green & Mann, 1907); Das & Ganguli 1961: 255. change of combination
- Paraputo theaecola (Green in Green & Mann, 1907); Williams 2004a: 579. change of combination
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 3 | Genera: 4
- Achariaceae
- Hydnocarpus kurzii | BenDov1994 Rao1950 | (= Taraktogenos kurzii)
- Theaceae
- Camellia | BenDov1994 GreenMa1907 Varshn1992 | (= Thea)
- Camellia sinensis | JansenAl2023
- Zingiberaceae
- Amomum subulatum | KarlitAvGo2016
- Elettaria cardamomum | KarlitAvGo2016
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 2
- India | BenDov1994 Rao1950 Varshn1992 Willia2004a
- Assam | BenDov1994 GreenMa1907 Varshn1992 Willia2004a
- Sikkim | Willia2004a
- West Bengal | BenDov1994 GreenMa1907 Varshn1992 Willia2004a
- Sri Lanka | Greath1997a
Keys
- JoshiAmMe2024: pp.578 ( Adult (F) ) [Indian species of Paraputo]
- Willia2004a: pp.486-491 ( Adult (F) ) [Paraputo species of southern Asia]
- Tang1992: pp.305, 306 ( Adult (F) ) [China]
Remarks
- Biology: Infesting the roots of the host plant.Infesting the roots of the host plant.
- General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Green & Mann (1907), Rao (1950) and by Williams (2004a).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDov1994: catalog, 74,286
- BenDovWi2006: taxonomy, 254
- DasGa1961: 255
- Gavril2018: reproduction, 224
- GreenMa1907: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 347, 348
- JansenAl2023: dispersal, host, 29
- JansenAl2023: dispersal, host, 29
- JoshiAmMe2024: key, 578
- KakotiDeRo2022: biology, distribution, host, list, 9
- KarlitAvGo2016: diagnosis, economic importance, host, illustration,
- KondoWa2022a: distribution, host, list, 24
- Ramakr1921a: catalog, distribution, host, 344
- Rao1950: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 15
- Sander1909a: catalog, 41
- Tang1992: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 312-313
- Varshn1992: distribution, host, 44,49
- Willia2017a: catalog, list of species, 250
- WilliaBe2015: taxonomy, 167
