Valid Names Results

Pseudococcus nitidus is now Phenacoccus nitidus (Brain, 1915) (Pseudococcidae: Phenacoccus)

Nomenclatural History

Pseudococcus nitidus Brain 1915: 143. Type data: SOUTH AFRICA: Pretoria, on Acacia caffra. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Pretoria: South African National Collection of Insects, South Africa; accepted valid name Illustr.
Phenacoccus nitidus (Brain, 1915); De Lotto 1964: 369. change of combination

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Fabaceae

Acacia caffra | BenDov1994 Brain1915

Geographic Distribution

Countries: 1

South Africa | BenDov1994 Brain1915

Keys

Remarks

General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Brain (1915) and by De Lotto (1958a).

Illustrations

Citations

BenDov1994: catalog, 405
Brain1915: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 143
DeLott1958a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 103-104
DeLott1964: taxonomy, 369