Valid Names Results
Phyllococcus oahuensis (Ehrhorn, 1912) (Pseudococcidae: Phyllococcus)Nomenclatural History
- Cissococcus? oahuensis Ehrhorn 1912: 149. Type data: HAWAII: Oahu Island, on Urera sandwichensis. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Honolulu: Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Department of Entomology Collection, Hawaii, USA; accepted valid name
- Phyllococcus oahuensis (Ehrhorn, 1912); Ehrhorn 1916: 236. change of combination
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Urticaceae
- Urera glabra | Ehrhor1912
- Urera sandvicensis | Beards1984
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- Hawaiian Islands
- Hawaii | Ehrhor1912
Keys
- Hodgso2020: pp.32-34 ( Adult (M) ) [higher groups of Pseudococcidae]
- Beards1960: pp.213 ( Adult (M) ) [Hawaii]
Remarks
- Structure: Adult female viviparous, of a dirty lemon color, slightly covered with white secretion. Living in cone-shaped galls. Antennae with seven asymmetrically formed joints. Legs short and stout, resembling crabs' claws. Anal region strongly chitinous. Anal ring with six hairs. (Ehrhorn, 1916)
- Biology: Forming galls on the leaves of Urera glabra and U. sandwicensis (Beardsley, 1984). The Hawaiian mealybugs Phyllococcus oahuensis (Ehrhorn) and Clavicoccus erinaceus Ferris were known from mountains on the islands, and are now consiedered extinct. (Moir, 2020)
- General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Ferris in Zimmerman (1948). Good description and illustration of the adult male given by Beardsley (1960).
Illustrations
Citations
- Beards1960: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 223-224
- Beards1984: distribution, host, life history, taxonomy, 85
- BenDov1994: catalog, 349
- Ehrhor1912: list, taxonomy, 149
- Ehrhor1916: taxonomy, 236
- GullanMiCo2005: structure, taxonomy, 169,213-218
- Hodgso2020: key, 34
- Sassce1912: distribution, host, taxonomy, 85
- Willia2017a: catalog, list of species, 248
- WilliaMi1999: life history, taxonomy, 523
- Zimmer1948: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 159-160