Valid Names Results

Planococcus aphelus De Lotto, 1967 (Pseudococcidae: Planococcus)

Nomenclatural History

Planococcus aphelus De Lotto 1967: 16. Type data: SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Province, Somerset West, on Phylica sp.. Holotype, female, Type depository: Pretoria: South African National Collection of Insects, South Africa; accepted valid name

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Rhamnaceae

Phylica | BenDov1994 DeLott1967

Geographic Distribution

Countries: 1

South Africa | BenDov1994 DeLott1967

Keys

Cox1989: pp.8 ( Adult (F) ) [World]

Remarks

Biology: Living on roots of its host plant.
General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by De Lotto (1967) and by Cox (1987).

Illustrations

Citations

BenDov1994: catalog, 354
Cox1989: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 12-13
DeLott1967: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 16-17