Valid Names Results
Phenacoccus gypsophilae Hall, 1927 (Pseudococcidae: Phenacoccus)Nomenclatural History
- Phenacoccus gypsophilae Hall 1927d: 268. Type data: EGYPT: Khanka, on Gypsophila rokejeka. Syntypes, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.
Common Names
- gypsophila mealybug AbdRabEv2021
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 2 | Genera: 2
- Asteraceae
- Cichorium intybus | BenDov1994 Rungs1934
- Caryophyllaceae
- Gypsophila | AbdRabEv2021
- Gypsophila capillaris | BenDov1994 Hall1927d | (= Gypsophila rokejeka)
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 2
- Egypt | BenDov1994 EzzatNa1987 Hall1927d
- Morocco | BenDov1994 Rungs1934
Keys
- EvansAb2023: pp.8-13 ( Adult (F) ) [Pseudococccidae of Egypt]
Remarks
- Biology: Living on roots of its host plant.
- General Remarks: Good description of the adult female given by Hall (1927d).
Illustrations
Citations
- AbdRab2001d: distribution, 1362
- AbdRabEv2021: distribution, host, 42
- AbdRabGeMa2010: distribution, taxonomy, 509
- BenDov1994: catalog, 321
- EvansAb2023: distribution, host, illustration, key, taxonomy, 7, 12, 22, 83
- EzzatNa1987: distribution, 89
- Hall1927d: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 268-269
- MohammGh2008: distribution, 155
- Rungs1934: distribution, host, 23
