Valid Names Results
Puto pacificus McKenzie, 1967 (Putoidae: Puto)Nomenclatural History
- Puto pacificus McKenzie 1967: 354. Type data: U.S.A.: California, Sonoma County, Sonoma State Park, on Artemisia pycnocephala and Plantago juncoides. Holotype, female, Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.
Common Names
- Pacific mealybug McKenz1967
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 3 | Genera: 4
- Asteraceae
- Artemisia pycnocephala | BenDov1994 McKenz1967
- Ericaceae
- Gaultheria shallon | BenDov1994 McKenz1967
- Vaccinium | BenDov1994 McKenz1967
- Plantaginaceae
- Plantago maritima | BenDov1994 McKenz1967 | (= Plantago juncoides)
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- United States
- California | BenDov1994 McKenz1967
- Washington | BenDov1994 McKenz1967
Keys
- PowellMi2024: pp.303-304 ( Adult (F) ) [New World Puto species]
- McKenz1967: pp.328 ( Adult (F) ) [U.S.A., California]
Remarks
- Biology: Occurring on the crown and roots of the host plant.
- General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by McKenzie (1967).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDov1994: catalog, 427
- McKenz1967: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 354-357
- PowellMi2024: key, 303
