Valid Names Results

Phenacoccus dicoriae McKenzie, 1961 (Pseudococcidae: Phenacoccus)

Nomenclatural History

Phenacoccus dicoriae McKenzie 1961: 28. Type data: U.S.A.: California, Riverside County, near Garnet, on Dicoria canescens. Holotype, female, Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.

Common Names

dicoria mealybug McKenz1961 McKenz1967
Dicoria mealybug McKenz1967

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 2

Asteraceae

Ambrosia dumosa | BenDov1994 McKenz1967 | (= Franseria dumosa)
Dicoria canescens | BenDov1994 McKenz1961

Geographic Distribution

Countries: 1

United States

California | BenDov1994 McKenz1961

Keys

McKenz1967: pp.216 ( Adult (F) ) [U.S.A., California]
McKenz1964: pp.240 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
McKenz1961: pp.27 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]

Remarks

Biology: Living on the leaves and stems of the host plant.
General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by McKenzie (1961, 1967).

Illustrations

Citations

BenDov1994: catalog, 315
McKenz1961: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 28-30
McKenz1967: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 235, 237, 238