Valid Names Results
Phenacoccus psidiarum Cockerell, 1903 (Pseudococcidae: Phenacoccus)Nomenclatural History
- Phenacoccus gossypii psidiarum Cockerell 1903a: 164. Type data: MEXICO: Zapotlan, Jalisco, on wild guava [= Psidium guajava]. Lectotype, female, by subsequent designation (WilliaGr1992,381). Type depository: Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name
- Phenacoccus psidiarum Cockerell, 1903; Ferris 1953a: 400. change in status (level)
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Myrtaceae
- Psidium guajava | BenDov1994 Cocker1903a WilliaGr1992
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- Mexico | BenDov1994 Cocker1903a GranarSz2007 WilliaGr1992
Keys
- GranarSz2007: pp.41-43 ( Adult (F) ) [Phencoccus species of South America]
- WilliaGr1992: pp.348 ( Adult (F) ) [Central and South America]
Remarks
- Biology: Occurring on the leaves and bark of the host plant.
- General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Williams & Granara de Willink (1992) and by Granara de Willink & Szumik (2007).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDov1994: catalog, 339
- Cocker1903a: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 164
- Ferris1953a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 400
- GranarSz2007: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 91,95,98
- WilliaGr1992: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 381-384
