Valid Names Results
Puto californicus McKenzie, 1967 (Putoidae: Puto)Nomenclatural History
- Puto ambigua; Ferris 1950b: 193. misidentification (discovered by WilliaGr1992, 477).
- Puto californicus McKenzie 1967: 339. Type data: U.S.A.: California, San Bernardino County, near San Bernardino, on Lotus scoparius. Holotype, female, Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.
- Puto ambigua; McKenzie 1967: 333. misidentification (discovered by WilliaGr1992, 477).
Common Names
- California Puto mealybug McKenz1967
- california puto mealybug McKenz1967
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 4 | Genera: 4
- Amaranthaceae
- Celosia floribunda | BenDov1994 WilliaGr1992
- Cactaceae
- Ferocactus | BenDov1994 WilliaGr1992
- Fabaceae
- Syrmatium glabrum | BenDov1994 McKenz1967 | (= Lotus scoparius)
- Zygophyllaceae
- Guaiacum | BenDov1994 WilliaGr1992
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 2
- Mexico | BenDov1994 WilliaGr1992
- United States
- California | BenDov1994 McKenz1967
Keys
- PowellMi2024: pp.303-304 ( Adult (F) ) [New World Puto species]
- WilliaGr1992: pp.468 ( Adult (F) ) [Central and South America]
- McKenz1967: pp.328 ( Adult (F) ) [U.S.A., California]
Remarks
- Biology: Occurring on the crown and roots of its host plant.
- General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by McKenzie (1967) and by Williams & Granara de Willink (1992).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDov1994: catalog, 421
- McKenz1967: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 339, 341, 342
- PowellMi2024: key, 303-304
- WilliaGr1992: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 475-477
