Valid Names Results

Pseudococcus microadonidum Beardsley, 1966 (Pseudococcidae: Pseudococcus)

Nomenclatural History

Pseudococcus microadonidum Beardsley 1966: 449. Type data: KIRIBATI [= GILBERT ISLANDS]: Marakei Atoll, on coconut. Holotype, female, Type depository: Honolulu: Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Department of Entomology Collection, Hawaii, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 3 | Genera: 3

Arecaceae

Cocos nucifera | Beards1966 BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a

Musaceae

Musa | Beards1966 BenDov1994

Pandanaceae

Pandanus | Beards1966 BenDov1994

Geographic Distribution

Countries: 4

Federated States of Micronesia

Caroline Islands | Beards1966 BenDov1994

Kiribati | Beards1966 BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a

Marshall Islands | Beards1966 BenDov1994

Seychelles | BenDov1994 Willia1981

Keys

VonEllWa2016: pp.74-77 ( Adult (F) ) [Pseudococcus species present in the New World]
Tang1992: pp.236 ( Adult (F) ) [China]
WilliaWa1988a: pp.173 ( Adult (F) ) [Tropical South Pacific Region]
Beards1966: pp.437 ( Adult (F) ) [Federated States of Micronesia]

Remarks

Economic Importance: Recorded as causing damage to coconut (Williams, 1981).
General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Beardsley (1966) and by Williams & Watson (1988a). Good description of the adult female given by Tang (1992).

Illustrations

Citations

Beards1966: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 449-452
BenDov1994: catalog, 403
KondoWa2022a: distribution, host, list, 25
Tang1992: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 251-252
VonEllWa2016: key, 76
Willia1981: distribution, economic importance, host, 244
WilliaWa1988a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 193-194