Valid Names Results
Phenacoccus alleni McKenzie, 1964 (Pseudococcidae: Phenacoccus)Nomenclatural History
- Phenacoccus alleni McKenzie 1964: 243. Type data: U.S.A.: California, San Bernardino County, East Morongo Valley, on Hymenocloa salsola. Holotype, female, Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.
- Phenacoccus nonarius McKenzie 1964: 253. Type data: U.S.A.: California, San Bernardino County, East Morongo Valley, on Hymenoclea salsola. Holotype, female, Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; junior synonym (discovered by McKenz1967, 216). Illustr.
Common Names
- Allen mealybug McKenz1964 McKenz1967
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 3 | Genera: 3
- Asteraceae
- Ambrosia dumosa | BenDov1994 McKenz1967 | (= Franseria dumosa)
- Ambrosia salsola | BenDov1994 McKenz1964 | (= Hymenoclea salsola)
- Loasaceae
- Petalonyx thurberi | BenDov1994 McKenz1967
- Malvaceae
- Sphaeralcea orcuttii | BenDov1994 McKenz1967
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- United States
- California | BenDov1994 McKenz1964
Keys
- Willia1987c: pp.338 ( Adult (F) ) [North and South America]
- McKenz1967: pp.214-215 ( Adult (F) ) [U.S.A., California]
- McKenz1964: pp.239 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
Remarks
- Biology: Occuring on the leaves and twigs of its host plant.
- General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by McKenzie (1964, 1967).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDov1994: catalog, 306
- McKenz1964: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 243-245
- McKenz1967: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 216-219
