Valid Names Results
Praelongorthezia gymnolomiae (Morrison, 1952) (Ortheziidae: Praelongorthezia)Nomenclatural History
- Orthezia gymnolomiae Morrison 1952: 28-30. Type data: UNITED STATES: Texas, Chisos Mountains, on Gymnolomia tenuifolia, ?/?/1921, by G.F. Ferris. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Notes: Morrison (1952) states that "the holotype and some paratypes have been returned to Professor Ferris at Stanford University." Three paratypes in USNM. Illustr.
- Praelongorthezia gymnolomiae (Morrison, 1952); Kozár 2004: 406. change of combination
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Asteraceae
- Viguiera stenoloba | Morris1952 | (= Gymnolomia tenuifolia)
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- United States
- Texas | Morris1952
Keys
- Kozar2004: pp.382 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to the species of Praelongorthezia]
- Morris1952: pp.5 ( Adult (F) ) [Species in the Praelonga group of Orthezia]
Remarks
- Structure: Adult dried female body has two wedge shaped tufts protruding anteriorly. The dorsal plates of the ovisac are strongly ridged and fluted (Morrison, 1952).
- General Remarks: Original description and illustration by Morrison (1952). Change of combination, redescription and illustration by Kozár (2004).
Illustrations
Citations
- Kozar2004: catalog, description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 406
- Miller2005: distribution, 493
- Morris1952: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 5, 28
- PooleGe1997: distribution, 367
