Valid Names Results
Phenacoccus discadenatus Danzig, 1978 (Pseudococcidae: Phenacoccus)Nomenclatural History
- Phenacoccus discadenatus Danzig 1978b: 128. Type data: RUSSIA: Yakutia-Sakha (= Yakut) AR, Batagay, on Poa sp.. Holotype, female, Type depository: St. Petersburg: Zoological Museum, Academy of Science, Russia; accepted valid name Illustr.
- Euripersia discadenatus (Danzig, 1978); Tang 1992: 450. change of combination
- Phenacoccus discadentatus Danzig, 1978; Ben-Dov 1994: 315. revived combination (previously published)
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 2
- Poaceae
- Agropyron cristatum | BenDov1994 Danzig1978b
- Poa | BenDov1994 Danzig1978b
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- Russia
- Yakutia-Sakha (=Yakut) AR | BenDov1994 Danzig1978b Danzig2006a
Keys
- DanzigGa2014: pp.269-277 ( Adult (F) ) [Palaearctic Phenacoccus species]
- Tang1992: pp.447 ( Adult (F) ) [Palaearctic & Oriental regions]
- Danzig1988: pp.700 ( Adult (F) ) [Far East of Russia]
Remarks
- Structure: Female body oval, light, up to 3 mm long. Antennae 7-segmented. Legs short. Circulus absent. Multilocular pores present on both sides of body; dorsal multilocular pores forming transverse rows on all terfites; ventral ones abundant everywhere on body.
- Biology: Eggs yellow. Living on the roots of Poa and Agropyron cristatum in the steppe and in pine forests. Oviposition in July near Verkhoyansk. (Danzig, 2006a)
- General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Danzig (1978b). Good description of the adult female given by Tang (1992).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDov1994: catalog, 315
- Danzig1978b: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 128-132
- Danzig2006a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 202-203
- DanzigGa2014: description, distribution, host, illustration, key, taxonomy, 315-316
- Tang1992: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 450
