Valid Names Results

Pelionella grassiana (Goux, 1989) (Pseudococcidae: Pelionella)

Nomenclatural History

• Peliococcus grassianus Goux 1989a: 306. Type data: FRANCE: Grasse (A-M), on an undetermined Labiatae. Holotype, female, Type depository: Paris: Museum National d'Histoire naturelle, France; accepted valid name Illustr.
• Peliococcus proeminens Danzig & Gavrilov-Zimin 2014. unavailable name that is placed
• Pelionella grassiana (Goux, 1989); Kaydan 2015: 230. change of combination

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 2 | Genera: 2

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• Tanaka2018a: pp.56-57 ( Adult (F) ) [Pelionella]
• DanzigGa2014: pp.450-451 ( Adult (F) ) [Palaearctic Pelionella species]

Remarks

• Systematics: Danzig & Gavrilov-Zimin (2014) used the combination "Pelionella grassiana" before the genus name was made available in Kaydan, 2015 where it was made available in a manner that satisfies the requirements in the Code (ICZN, 1999). In lacking a circulus, P. grassiana is similar to P. proeminens and P. sablia. P. grassiana differs from P. proeminens in having: (i) clusters on dorsum in distinct rows on each segment, and (ii) each hind femur without translucent pores (P. proeminens has clusters on dorsum sparsely distributed on each segment; and each hind femur has translucent pores). P. grassiana differs from P. sablia in having 14-17 pairs of marginal cerarii whereas P. sablia has fewer than 4 pairs. (Kaydan, 2015) The Iranian specimen of P. grassiana differs in some respects from the description by Kaydan (2015) as follows (character states of specimens described by the latter author in brackets): (i) oral collar tubular ducts sparsely distributed on margins of ventral abdominal segments V–VIII [tending to be concentrated], (ii) most cluster with 4 multilocular pores [1 or 2 multilocular pores]. (Moghaddam, et al., 2015)
• General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Goux (1989a).

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