Valid Names Results

Pseudococcus insularis Morrison, 1924 (Pseudococcidae: Pseudococcus)

Nomenclatural History

• Pseudococcus insularis Morrison 1924a: 150. Type data: ECUADOR: Galapagos Islands, South Seymur, under a stone. Holotype, female, Type depository: Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.

Common Names

• island mealybug GimpelMi1996

Ecological Associates

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• GranarGo2018: pp.10-14 ( Adult (F) ) [Central & South American Pseudococcus]
• VonEllWa2016: pp.74-75 ( Adult (F) ) [Pseudococcus species present in the New World]
• GimpelMi1996: pp.19 ( Adult (F) ) [World]

Remarks

• Systematics: Pseudococcus insularis is similar to Pseudococcus jackbeardsleyi but differs by having: cerarii 8 and/or 10 absent; submedial oral-rims closer to sublateral oral rims than to medial ducts; cerarius 12 with fewer than 18 trilocular pores; with 3 oral collars on each side of head. Pseudococcus jackbeardsleyi has: cerarii 8 and 10 present; submedial oral rims evenly spread between those in sublateral and medial areas; cerarius 12 with 17 or more trilocular pores; with 10(5-19) oral collars on each side of head. (Gimpel & Miller, 2018)
• Structure: Translucent pores on hind femur and tibia; 3 or 4 discoidal pores on lightly sclerotized rim near each eye; cerarius 8 and 10 absent or reduced; 5 oral-collar tubular ducts near cerarius 12; antenna about 578µ long. (Gimpel & Miller, 2018)
• General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Morrison (1924a) and by Gimpel & Miller (1996).

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