Valid Names Results
Planococcus radicum Watson & Cox, 1990 (Pseudococcidae: Planococcus)Nomenclatural History
- Planococcus radicum Watson & Cox 1990: 104. Type data: NIGERIA: Bumonda, on coffee roots. Holotype, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Rubiaceae
- Coffea | BenDov1994 WatsonCo1990
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 2
- Nigeria | BenDov1994 WatsonCo1990
- Tanzania | BenDov1994 WatsonCo1990
Keys
Remarks
- Biology: Lives on roots of the host plant (Watson & Cox, 1990).
- General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Watson & Cox (1989).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDov1994: catalog, 368
- Caball2021: distribution, host, 343
- WatsonCo1990: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 103-104