Valid Names Results

Planococcus mumensis is now Formicococcus mumensis (Tang, 1977) (Pseudococcidae: Formicococcus)

Planococcus mumensis Tang 1977: 34. Type data: CHINA: Zhejiang Province, Huangyan County, Mumshan, on Prunus mume. Holotype, female, Type depository: Shanxi: Entomological Institute, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, China; accepted valid name Illustr.
Planococcoides mumensis (Tang, 1977); Cox 1989: 3. change of combination
Planococcus mumensis Tang, 1977; Ben-Dov 1994: 404. revived combination (previously published)
Formicococcus mumensis (Tang, 1977); Williams 2004a. change of combination
Planococcus mumensis Tang, 1977; Danzig & Gavrilov-Zimin 2015: 18. revived combination (previously published)
Formicococcus mumensis (Tang, 1977); Zhang & Wu 2022: 158. revived combination (previously published)

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

ZhangWu2022: pp.165-166 ( Adult (F) ) [Palaearctic and Oriental Formicococcus species]

Systematics: This species was assigned to Formicococcus following the synonymy of Planococcoides with Formicococcus, by Williams (2004a). Danzig & Gavrilov-Zimin (2015) returned this species to the original genus, Planococcus because it has cerarii without conical setae and the usual number of anal ring setae. They indicated that they thought that it might be conspecific with Planococcus citri. However, as auxiliary setae are present in all the cerarii and the anal lobe cerarii each contain three conical setae, Zhang & Wu (2022) replaced it under Formicococcus.
General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Tang (1977, 1992).