Valid Names Results
Pseudococcus solomonensis Williams, 1960 (Pseudococcidae: Pseudococcus)Nomenclatural History
- Pseudococcus solomonensis Williams 1960: 426. Type data: SOLOMON ISLANDS: Ysabel, Holokawa, on fruits of Theobroma cacao. Lectotype, female, by subsequent designation (WilliaWa1988a,203). Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; Pretoria: South African National Collection of Insects, South Africa; accepted valid name Illustr.
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 8 | Genera: 10
- Burseraceae
- Canarium indicum | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a
- Euphorbiaceae
- Macaranga | Beards1966 BenDov1994
- Macaranga carolinensis | Beards1966 BenDov1994
- Malvaceae
- Theobroma cacao | BenDov1994 Willia1960 WilliaWa1988a
- Moraceae
- Artocarpus integer | Beards1966 BenDov1994
- Ficus | Beards1966 BenDov1994
- Musaceae
- Musa | BenDov1994 Willia1960 WilliaWa1988a
- Myrtaceae
- Eugenia | Beards1966 BenDov1994
- Phyllanthaceae
- Breynia cernua | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a
- Rubiaceae
- Atractocarpus carolinensis | Beards1966 BenDov1994 | (= Randia carolinensis)
- Coffea | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a
Associates:
Families: 2 | Genera: 2
- Caulimoviridae
- TaBV | AhmedApKa2023
- Formicidae
- Technomyrmex detorquens | WilliaWa1988a
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 3
- Federated States of Micronesia
- Pohnpei Island | Beards1966 BenDov1994
- Truk Islands | Beards1966 BenDov1994
- Yap | Beards1966 BenDov1994
- Papua New Guinea | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a
- Solomon Islands | BenDov1994 Willia1960 WilliaWa1988a
Keys
- Tang1992: pp.236 ( Adult (F) ) [China]
- WilliaWa1988a: pp.173 ( Adult (F) ) [Tropical South Pacific Region]
- Beards1966: pp.436 ( Adult (F) ) [Federated States of Micronesia]
Remarks
- Biology: Occurring on the fruits of the host plants and tended by ants Technomyrmex detorquens which may build carton shelters over them.
- General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Williams (1960), Beardsley (1966) and by Williams & Watson (1988a).
Illustrations
Citations
- AhmedApKa2023: virus transmission, 743
- Beards1966: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 460-462
- BenDov1994: catalog, 411-412
- Lever1969: distribution, economic importance, host, 1-12
- MacanaEbHu2005: disease transmission, 73-76
- NamadaUtRa2025: host, vector, 3
- Willia1960: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 426-428
- WilliaWa1988a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 202-204
