Valid Names Results

Phenacoccus americanus (King & Cockerell, 1897) (Pseudococcidae: Phenacoccus)

Nomenclatural History

• Phenacoccus americanae King & Cockerell 1897: 91. Type data: U.S.A.: Massachusetts, Andover, under a stone in nest of Lasius americanus. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name

Common Names

Ecological Associates

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Families: 1 | Genera: 1

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Remarks

• Systematics: No material of this species is available in major collections of scale insects (Kosztarab, 1996). Nevertheless, this is a valid species.
• Biology: Living under rocks in nest of ants, Lasius americanus.
• General Remarks: Good description of the adult female given by King & Cockerell (1897).

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