Valid Names Results

Planococcus dioscoreae Williams, 1960 (Pseudococcidae: Planococcus)

Nomenclatural History

Planococcus dioscoreae Williams 1960a: 39. Type data: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Sepik District, Bunahoj, on yams. Holotype, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.
Planococcus dioscorea Williams, 1960; Korada, Naskara & Edison 2010: 339. misspelling of species epithet

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 2 | Genera: 2

Araceae

Xanthosoma sagittifolium | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a

Dioscoreaceae

Dioscorea | BenDov1994 Willia1960a WilliaWa1988a
Dioscorea alata | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a

Geographic Distribution

Countries: 3

Ghana | AduGyaAnOd2022

Papua New Guinea | BenDov1994 Willia1960a WilliaWa1988a

Solomon Islands | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a

Keys

Hodgso2020: pp.32-34 ( Adult (M) ) [higher groups of Pseudococcidae]
WilliaWa1988a: pp.163 ( Adult (F) ) [Tropical South Pacific Region]

Remarks

Biology: Occurring on the roots of the host plant.
General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Williams (1960a), Williams & Watson (1988a) and by Cox (1989). Good description of the adult male given by Afifi (1968).

Illustrations

Citations

AduGyaAnOd2022: distribution, economic importance, host, resistance,
Afifi1968: description, illustration, male, taxonomy, 102-106
BenDov1994: catalog, 358
Cox1989: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 19-20
Hodgso2012: taxonomy, 64
Hodgso2020: key, 34
KoradaNaEd2010: distribution, economic importance, host, taxonomy, 339
Willia1960a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 39-40
Willia1982b: distribution, host, 443
WilliaWa1988a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 164-165