Valid Names Results

Phenacoccus hortonarum Brachman & Kosztarab in Kosztarab, 1996 (Pseudococcidae: Phenacoccus)

Nomenclatural History

Phenacoccus hortonarum Brachman & Kosztarab in Kosztarab 1996: 159. Type data: U.S.A.: Virginia, Blacksburg, near Price Hall on VPI & SU campus, from Acer nigrum.. Holotype, female, Type depository: Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.

Common Names

Hortons mealybug Koszta1996

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Sapindaceae

Acer nigrum | Koszta1996
Acer saccharum | Koszta1996

Geographic Distribution

Countries: 1

United States

New Hampshire | Koszta1996
Virginia | Koszta1996

Keys

Koszta1996: pp.159 ( Adult (F) ) [Northeastern North USA]

Remarks

Biology: Found on bark. In USA, New Hampshire, the females of this species were reported to oviposit in August (Kosztarab, 1996).
General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Kosztarab (1996).

Illustrations

Citations

Koszta1996: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 159-161