Valid Names Results

Pseudococcus megasetosus McKenzie, 1967 (Pseudococcidae: Pseudococcus)

Nomenclatural History

• Pseudococcus megasetosus McKenzie 1967: 309. Type data: U.S.A.: California, Los Angeles County, San Gabriel Mts, in colony of ants, Formica subpolita. Holotype, female, Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.

Common Names

• large setae mealybug McKenz1967

Ecological Associates

Associates:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• VonEllWa2016: pp.74-76 ( Adult (F) ) [Pseudococcus species present in the New World]
• McKenz1967: pp.288 ( Adult (F) ) [U.S.A., California]

Remarks

• Biology: Living in ant colony, Formica subpolita.
• General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by McKenzie (1967).

Illustrations

Citations