Valid Names Results
Phenacoccus lotearum McKenzie, 1960 (Pseudococcidae: Phenacoccus)Nomenclatural History
- Phenacoccus lotearum McKenzie 1960: 721. Type data: U.S.A.: California, Ventura County, Santa Susana Pass, on Lotus sp.. Holotype, female, Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.
Common Names
- lotus mealybug McKenz1960
- Lotus mealybug McKenz1960
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 4 | Genera: 7
- Asteraceae
- Anaphalis margaritacea | BenDov1994 McKenz1967
- Centaurea melitensis | BenDov1994 McKenz1967
- Chaenactis glabriuscula | BenDov1994 McKenz1967 | (= Chaenactis tenuifolia)
- Stephanomeria | BenDov1994 McKenz1967
- Fabaceae
- Lotus | BenDov1994 McKenz1960
- Poaceae
- Cynodon dactylon | BenDov1994 McKenz1967
- Polygonaceae
- Eriogonum | BenDov1994 McKenz1967
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- United States
- California | BenDov1994 McKenz1960
Keys
- McKenz1967: pp.216 ( Adult (F) ) [U.S.A., California]
- McKenz1964: pp.241 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
- McKenz1961: pp.28 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
- McKenz1960: pp.715 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
Remarks
- Biology: Occurring on the crowns and roots of its host plant.
- General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by McKenzie (1960, 1967).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDov1994: catalog, 328
- McKenz1960: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 720, 721, 723
- McKenz1967: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 262-264
