Valid Names Results
Phenacoccus eriogoni Ferris, 1918 (Pseudococcidae: Phenacoccus)Nomenclatural History
- Phenacoccus eriogoni Ferris 1918d: 58. Type data: U.S.A.: California, Santa Clara County, Stevens Creek, on Eriogonum nudum. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.
Common Names
- cerarii mealybug McKenz1967
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 5 | Genera: 7
- Asteraceae
- Baccharis | BenDov1994 McKenz1967
- Peucephyllum | BenDov1994 McKenz1967
- Pluchea sericea | BenDov1994 McKenz1967
- Boraginaceae
- Phacelia sericea | BenDov1994 McKenz1967
- Fabaceae
- Syrmatium glabrum | BenDov1994 McKenz1967 | (= Lotus scoparius)
- Polygonaceae
- Eriogonum deflexum | BenDov1994 McKenz1967
- Eriogonum latifolium | BenDov1994 McKenz1967 Miller1971a
- Eriogonum nudum | BenDov1994 Ferris1918d
- Rosaceae
- Purshia glandulosa | BenDov1994 McKenz1967
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- United States
- California | BenDov1994 Ferris1918d Miller1971a
Keys
- McKenz1967: pp.214 ( Adult (F) ) [U.S.A., California]
- McKenz1964: pp.238 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
- McKenz1960: pp.713 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
- McKenz1960: pp.26 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
- Ferris1953a: pp.396 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
- Ferris1950b: pp.121 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
Remarks
- Biology: Living on the roots, crown and foliage of its host plants.
- General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by McKenzie (1967). Adult female redescribed and illustrated by Ferris (1950a) and by McKenzie (1967).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDov1994: catalog, 316-317
- Ferris1918d: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 58
- Ferris1950b: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 141-142
- McKenz1967: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 242-244
- Miller1971a: distribution, host, 299
- VonEll2025: distribution, 32
- Willia2017a: catalog, list of species, 246
