Valid Names Results

Pseudococcus beardsleyi Miller & McKenzie, 1971 (Pseudococcidae: Pseudococcus)

Nomenclatural History

Pseudococcus beardsleyi Miller & McKenzie 1971: 585. Type data: U.S.A.: California, Santa Barbara County, Santa Cruz Island, on Arctostaphylos subcordata. Holotype, female, Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Ericaceae

Arctostaphylos canescens | BenDov1994 MillerMc1971
Arctostaphylos tomentosa | BenDov1994 MillerMc1971 | ssp. subcordata (= Arctostaphylos subcordata)

Geographic Distribution

Countries: 1

United States

California | BenDov1994 MillerMc1971

Keys

VonEllWa2016: pp.74-78 ( Adult (F) ) [Pseudococcus species present in the New World]

Remarks

Biology: Occurring on the leaves and branches of its host plants.
General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Miller & McKenzie (1971).

Illustrations

Citations

BenDov1994: catalog, 380
MillerMc1971: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 585-588
VonEllWa2016: key, 78