Valid Names Results

Planococcus dischidiae (Takahashi, 1951) (Pseudococcidae: Planococcus)

Pseudococcus dischidiae Takahashi 1951a: 3. Type data: WEST MALAYSIA: Malaya, Cameron Highlands, on Dischidia sp.. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Taichung: Entomology Collection, Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute, Wu-feng, Taichung, Taiwan; accepted valid name
Crisicoccus dischidiae (Takahashi, 1951); Ezzat & McConnell 1956: 23. change of combination
Planococcus martini Cox 1989: 52. Type data: INDONESIA: Sulawesi Utara, near Base Camp Toraut, on roots of Araceae ?Epipremnum. Holotype, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; junior synonym (discovered by Willia2004a, 636). Illustr.
Crisicoccus dischidae (Takahashi, 1951); Tang 1992: 348. misspelling of species epithet
Planococcus dischidiae (Takahashi, 1951); Williams 2004a: 636. change of combination

Families: 3 | Genera: 3

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 2

Biology: Associated with Crematogaster sp. P. discidiae is only found in citrus grown in the highlands in Indonesia. (Zarkani, et al., 2023)
General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Takahashi (1951a), Ezzat & McKenzie (1956), Cox (1989) (as Pla. martini) and by Williams (2004a).