Valid Names Results

Phenacoccus alticola Bazarov, 1967 (Pseudococcidae: Phenacoccus)

Nomenclatural History

• Phenacoccus alticola Bazarov 1967a: 61. Type data: TADZHIKISTAN: Pamir, Zor-Kul, on Elymus sp.. Holotype, female, Type depository: St. Petersburg: Zoological Museum, Academy of Science, Russia; accepted valid name Illustr.
• Euripersia alticola (Bazarov, 1967); Tang 1992: 447. change of combination
• Phenacoccus alticola Bazarov, 1967; Ben-Dov 1994: 307. revived combination (previously published)

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 2

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• DanzigGa2014: pp.269-277 ( Adult (F) ) [Palaearctic Phenacoccus species]
• Danzig2006a: pp.197-200 ( Adult (F) ) [A Key to Species of the Genus Phenacoccus]
• Tang1992: pp.446 ( Adult (F) ) [Palaearctic & Oriental regions]

Remarks

• Systematics: Ph. alticola differs from similar species of the genus Phenacoccus in the presence of large ventral tubular ducts not only in the marginal zone, but also in the middle part of abdomen. (Danzig, 2006a)
• Structure: Body elongate; 2.5 mm long. Antennae 7-segmented. Legs with comparatively short segments; hind tibiae with translucent pores. Spiracles as in Ph. phenacoccoides, with compact groups of trilocular pores. Circulus absent. Multilocular pores present on two posterior abdominal sternites only. Quinquelocular pores absent. Tubular ducts present on ventrum only, not numerous, of two sizes. (Danzig, 2006a)
• Biology: Living on roots and underground stems of its host plant. (Danzig, 2006a)
• General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Bazarov (1967a). Good description of the adult female given by Tang (1992).

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