Valid Names Results

Rastrococcus biggeri Williams & Watson, 1988 (Pseudococcidae: Rastrococcus)

Nomenclatural History

Rastrococcus biggeri Williams & Watson 1988a: 205. Type data: SOLOMON ISLANDS: Kolombangara, on Ficus sp.. Holotype, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.
Rastrococcus spinosus; Bigger 1988. misidentification (discovered by WilliaWa1988a, 207). Notes: Citation could be Bigger (1985)

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 4 | Genera: 4

Apocynaceae

Alstonia spectabilis | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a

Euphorbiaceae

Macaranga tanarius | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a

Moraceae

Ficus | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a

Poaceae

Poaceae | BenDov1994 Willia1989

Geographic Distribution

Countries: 3

Indonesia

Irian Jaya | BenDov1994 Willia1989 WilliaWa1988a

Philippines | BenDov1994 Willia1989

Solomon Islands | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a

Keys

Willia1989: pp.439 ( Adult (F) ) [World]
WilliaWa1988a: pp.205 ( Adult (F) ) [Tropical South Pacific Region]

Remarks

General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Williams & Watson (1988a) and by Williams (1989).

Illustrations

Citations

BenDov1994: catalog, 435
ChoiLe2022: morphology, 361
Willia1989: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 443-444
WilliaWa1988a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 205-207
ZarkanApTu2021: distribution, host, 187