Valid Names Results

Pseudococcus solani (Cockerell, 1894) (Pseudococcidae: Pseudococcus)

Dactylopius solani Cockerell 1894s: 286. Type data: U.S.A.: New Mexico, Las Cruces, on Solanum tuberosum. Syntypes, female, accepted valid name Notes: Type material apparently lost, see Ferris, 1953a. The lectotype designation by Williams & Granara de Willink (1992) was not indicated on the slide (D.R. Miller, xii.1998, personal information to Yair Ben-Dov), therefore Miller & Polavarapu (1997) overlooked it, and designated a SECOND lectotype. The latter designation was invalid, and the one of 1992 is valid.
Pseudococcus solani (Cockerell, 1894); Fernald 1903b: 110. change of combination

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Biology: Living on potato tubers.
General Remarks: Ferris (1953a) noted that no types are available and the original description presents no characters that would make it recognizable. Though indicating that Phenacoccus solani Ferris, 1918d might be a synonym of P. solani (Cockerell), Ferris (1953a) retained the latter as an unrecognizable species.