Valid Names Results

Pseudococcus longisetosus Ferris, 1918 (Pseudococcidae: Pseudococcus)

Nomenclatural History

• Pseudococcus longisetosus Ferris 1918d: 46. Type data: U.S.A.: California, San Mateo County, Woodside, under stone, associated with ants. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.

Common Names

• long-setae mealybug McKenz1967

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 3 | Genera: 4

Associates:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• VonEllWa2016: pp.74-77 ( Adult (F) ) [Pseudococcus species present in the New World]
• McKenz1967: pp.289 ( Adult (F) ) [U.S.A., California]
• McKenz1964: pp.256 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
• McKenz1962: pp.655 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
• McKenz1960: pp.725 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]

Remarks

• Biology: Occurring on the underground stems and roots of its host plants, sometimes associated with ants, Crematogaster lineolata (Ferris, 1918d).
• General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Ferris (1918d, 1950b, 1953a) and by McKenzie (1967).

Illustrations

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