Valid Names Results

Pseudococcus concavocerarii James, 1934 (Pseudococcidae: Pseudococcus)

Nomenclatural History

Pseudococcus concavocerarii James 1934: 105. Type data: KENYA: Kitale and TANZANIA: Bukoba, on Coffea arabica. Syntypes, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 7 | Genera: 7

Amaryllidaceae

Hippeastrum | BenDov1994 Strick1947a

Aristolochiaceae

Aristolochia | BenDov1994 Strick1947a

Asparagaceae

Dracaena fragrans | JansenAl2023

Euphorbiaceae

Codiaeum | BenDov1994 Strick1947a

Malvaceae

Theobroma cacao | BenDov1994 Strick1947a

Oleaceae

Jasminum grandiflorum | BenDov1994 Strick1947a

Rubiaceae

Coffea arabica | BenDov1994 DeLott1964 James1934

Foes:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Chamaemyiidae

Leucopis africana | James1934

Associates:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Caulimoviridae

Cacao swollen shoot virus | GyamweDoAk2023

Geographic Distribution

Countries: 4

Ghana | BenDov1994 Campbe1983 Strick1947a

Kenya | BenDov1994 James1934

Tanzania | BenDov1994 James1934

Uganda | BenDov1994 DeLott1964

Keys

Remarks

Biology: Living on the foliage and green stems of coffee. Campbell (1983) assessed the presence and spatial distribution on cocoa trees in Ghana.
General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by James (1934) and by De Lotto (1957).

Illustrations

Citations

BenDov1994: catalog, 385
Campbe1983: distribution, host, life history, 137-151
Campbe1984: distribution, ecology, host, life history, 163-174
DeLott1957b: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 192-194
DeLott1964: distribution, host, 379
GyamweDoAk2023: virus transmission, 12
James1934: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 105-107
JansenAl2023: dispersal, host, 30
MealybSt1987: control, economic importance, life history, 24-30
Strick1947a: distribution, host, 505
Watson2021: distribution, 527
Willia2017a: catalog, list of species, 246