Valid Names Results

Phenacoccus silvanae Longo & Russo, 1989 (Pseudococcidae: Phenacoccus)

Nomenclatural History

• Phenacoccus silvanae Longo & Russo 1989: 171. Type data: ITALY: Catania, Biancavilla, on Crataegus sp.. Holotype, female, Type depository: Calabria: Istituto di Difesa delle Piante, Reggio Calabria, Italy; accepted valid name

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 2

Associates:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• MarottRuMa1997: pp.438 ( Adult (F) ) [Italy]

Remarks

• Biology: Associated with the ant Crematogaster scutellaris (Longo et al., 1989). Develops one annual generation in Sicily (Longo et al., 1995).
• General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Longo et al. (1989).

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