Valid Names Results
Pseudococcus kikuyuensis James, 1935 (Pseudococcidae: Pseudococcus)Nomenclatural History
- Pseudococcus kikuyuensis James 1935a: 235. Type data: KENYA: Kikuyu Reserve, on Canthium nitens. Holotype, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 7 | Genera: 9
- Apocynaceae
- Acokanthera schimperi | BenDov1994 DeLott1964
- Fabaceae
- Acacia abyssinica | BenDov1994 DeLott1964
- Moraceae
- Ficus carica | BenDov1994 DeLott1964
- Ficus thonningii | BenDov1994 DeLott1964
- Myrtaceae
- Psidium guajava | BenDov1994 DeLott1964
- Phyllanthaceae
- Margaritaria discoidea | BenDov1994 DeLott1964
- Rubiaceae
- Coffea arabica | BenDov1994 DeLott1964
- Psydrax dicoccos | James1935a
- Psydrax splendens | BenDov1994 James1935a
- Salicaceae
- Dovyalis caffra | BenDov1994 DeLott1964
- Flacourtia indica | BenDov1994 DeLott1964
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 3
- Kenya | BenDov1994 DeLott1964 James1935
- Sudan | BenDov1994 DeLott1964
- Tanzania | BenDov1994 DeLott1964
Keys
Remarks
- Biology: Living on the foliage of its host plants.
- General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by James (1935a) and by De Lotto (1957b).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDov1994: catalog, 395
- DeLott1957b: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 194-197
- DeLott1964: distribution, host, 380
- James1935a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 235-236
- Watson2021: distribution, 527
- Willia2017a: catalog, list of species, 248
