Valid Names Results
Rhizoecus americanus (Hambleton, 1946) (Rhizoecidae: Rhizoecus)Nomenclatural History
- Morrisonella americana Hambleton 1946: 18. Type data: COLOMBIA: Villavicencio, on Eragrostis maypurensis. Holotype, female, Type depository: Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name
- Rhizoecus americanus (Hambleton, 1946); Ferris 1953a: 428. change of combination
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 29 | Genera: 52
- Acanthaceae
- Hemigraphis reptans | BenDov1994 Hamble1973
- Araceae
- Caladium | BenDov1994 Hamble1976 WilliaGr1992
- Dieffenbachia amoena | BenDov1994 Hamble1973
- Dieffenbachia seguine | BenDov1994 Hamble1976 | (= Dieffenbachia maculata),(= Dieffenbachia picta)
- Nephthytis | BenDov1994 Hamble1973
- Pothos | BenDov1994 Hamble1976
- Araliaceae
- Aralia | BenDov1994 Hamble1973
- Plerandra elegantissima | BenDov1994 Hamble1973 | (= Dizygotheca elegantissima)
- Araucariaceae
- Araucaria columnaris | BenDov1994 Hamble1973 | (= Araucaria excelsa)
- Arecaceae
- Areca | BenDov1994 Hamble1973
- Chamaedorea elegans | BenDov1994 Hamble1976 | (= Collinia)
- Coccothrinax argentata | BenDov1994 Hamble1976
- Dypsis lutescens | BenDov1994 Hamble1973 | (= Chrysalidocarpus lutescens)
- Howea forsteriana | BenDov1994 Hamble1976 | (= Kentia)
- Phoenix loureiroi | BenDov1994 Hamble1973
- Syagrus romanzoffiana | BenDov1994 Hamble1973 | (= Arecastrum romanzoffianum)
- Asparagaceae
- Asparagus aethiopicus | BenDov1994 Hamble1973 | (= Asparagus sprengeri)
- Chlorophytum | BenDov1994 Hamble1973
- Liriope | BenDov1994 Hamble1973
- Asteraceae
- Chrysanthemum | BenDov1994 WilliaGr1992
- Gnaphalium | BenDov1994 Hamble1973
- Bromeliaceae
- Aechmea fasciata | BenDov1994 WilliaGr1992
- Cryptanthus | BenDov1994 WilliaGr1992
- Neoregelia carolinae | BenDov1994 WilliaGr1992 BenDov1994 WilliaGr1992 | var. perfecta,
- Combretaceae
- Conocarpus erectus | BenDov1994 Hamble1976
- Cupressaceae
- Chamaecyparis | BenDov1994 Hamble1976
- Cyperaceae
- Cyperaceae | BenDov1994 WilliaGr1992
- Euphorbiaceae
- Euphorbia milii | BenDov1994 Hamble1973 Willia2004a | var. splendens
- Fabaceae
- Calliandra haematocephala | BenDov1994 Hamble1973
- Fagaceae
- Quercus | BenDov1994 Hamble1976
- Gesneriaceae
- Kohleria | BenDov1994 Hamble1976
- Saintpaulia | BenDov1994 RussoMa1992
- Saintpaulia ionantha | BenDov1994 Hamble1973
- Malpighiaceae
- Malpighia coccigera | BenDov1994 Hamble1973
- Malvaceae
- Hibiscus rosa-sinensis | BenDov1994 Hamble1973
- Moraceae
- Ficus benjamina | BenDov1994 Hamble1973 | (= Ficus nitida)
- Musaceae
- Musa | BenDov1994 WilliaGr1992
- Myrtaceae
- Callistemon viminalis | BenDov1994 Hamble1973
- Melaleuca leucadendra | BenDov1994 Hamble1976
- Orchidaceae
- Orchidaceae | BenDov1994 Hamble1976
- Piperaceae
- Peperomia pellucida | BenDov1994 Hamble1973
- Poaceae
- Cymbopogon citratus | Malump2014a
- Eragrostis maypurensis | BenDov1994 Hamble1946 WilliaGr1992
- Paspalum conjugatum | BenDov1994 Hamble1946
- Paspalum fimbriatum | BenDov1994 Hamble1946
- Rosaceae
- Prunus persica | BenDov1994 WilliaGr1992
- Pyracantha coccinea | BenDov1994 Hamble1973
- Rhaphiolepis | BenDov1994 Hamble1973
- Rubiaceae
- Coffea arabica | BenDov1994 Hamble1946 WilliaGr1992
- Ernodea angusta | BenDov1994 Hamble1976
- Gardenia | BenDov1994 WilliaGr1992
- Guettarda | BenDov1994 Hamble1976
- Solanaceae
- Physalis pubescens | BenDov1994 Hamble1976 WilliaGr1992
- Solanum lycopersicum | Germai2013 | (= Lycopersicon esculentum)
- Strelitziaceae
- Strelitzia reginae | BenDov1994 Hamble1973
- Urticaceae
- Urticaceae | BenDov1994 Hamble1976
- Verbenaceae
- Lantana | BenDov1994 Hamble1973
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 22
- Colombia | BenDov1994 Hamble1946 Kondo2001 RamosPCaKo2014 WilliaGr1992
- Costa Rica | BenDov1994 Hamble1976 WilliaGr1992
- Cuba | BenDov1994 Hamble1946 WilliaGr1992
- Ecuador | BenDov1994 Hamble1976 WilliaGr1992
- France | FoldiGe2018
- Guadeloupe | MatileEt2006
- Honduras | BenDov1994 Hamble1976 WilliaGr1992
- Indonesia | CaballPoRu2022
- Italy | RussoMa1992
- Sicily | BenDov1994 RussoMa1992
- Jamaica | BenDov1994 Hamble1946 WilliaGr1992
- Martinique | BenDov1994 MatileEt2006 WilliaGr1992
- Mexico | BenDov1994 Hamble1976 WilliaGr1992
- Netherlands | JansenWe2015
- Panama | BenDov1994 Hamble1976 WilliaGr1992
- Poland | LagowsGo2020
- Puerto Rico & Vieques Island
- Puerto Rico | BenDov1994 Hamble1976 WilliaGr1992
- Reunion | Germai2013 GermaiMiPa2014
- Saint Lucia | Malump2012b
- Thailand | Willia2004a
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Trinidad | BenDov1994 Hamble1976 WilliaGr1992
- U.S. Virgin Islands | BenDov1994 Hamble1976 WilliaGr1992
- United States
- Florida | BenDov1994 Hamble1973
Keys
- MazzeoPeMa2023: pp.7-8 ( Adult (F) ) [Rhizoecidae recorded or intercepted in Italy]
- KaydanKoKo2019: pp.3-4 ( Adult (F) ) [Neotropical Rhizoecus species]
- KaydanKoWi2017: pp.314-315 ( Adult (F) ) [Rhizoecus from Southern Asia]
- RamosPCa2016: pp.61-66 ( Adult (F) ) [Species of the genus Rhizoecus known from Colombia]
- JansenWe2015: pp.12, 16 ( Adult (F) ) [Subterranean mealybugs of The Netherlands]
- KozarKo2007: pp.132-137 ( Adult (F) ) [world]
- Willia2004a: pp.748-750 ( Adult (F) ) [Rhizoecus species of southern Asia]
- Jansen2003: pp.300 ( Adult (F) ) [Netherlands]
- Marott1995: pp.120 ( Adult (F) ) [Italy]
- RussoMa1992: pp.218 ( Adult (F) ) [Italy]
- WilliaGr1992: pp.498 ( Adult (F) ) [Central and South America]
- Hamble1979: pp.148 ( Adult (F) ) [U.S.A., Florida]
- Hamble1976: pp.7 ( Adult (F) ) [World]
- Hamble1973: pp.64 ( Adult (F) ) [U.S.A., Florida]
- McKenz1967: pp.372 ( Adult (F) ) [U.S.A., California]
- McKenz1962: pp.673 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
- McKenz1961: pp.42 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
- McKenz1960: pp.743 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
- Ferris1953a: pp.427 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
- Hamble1946: pp.18 ( Adult (F) ) [World]
Remarks
- Structure: Colour photograph of the adult female given by Russo & Mazzeo (1992).
- Biology: Occurring on the roots of the host plant.
- Economic Importance: A pest of considerable importance in Florida nurseries (Hambleton, 1976).
- General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Hambleton (1946, 1976), Ferris (1953a), Williams & Granara de Willink (1992), Williams (2004a) and by Kozár & Konczné Benedicty (2007).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDov1994: catalog, 443
- CABI2002: distribution, economic importance, host, 1-2
- CaballPoRu2022: distribution, illustration, morphology, 89-
- CaballRaGi2018: distribution, host, 120
- Ferris1953a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 428-429
- FoldiGe2018: distribution, list, 13
- Germai2013: distribution, host, 510
- GermaiMiPa2014: distribution, host, 25
- Hamble1946: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 18-20, 27
- Hamble1973: distribution, host, taxonomy, 64-65
- Hamble1976: description, distribution, economic importance, host, illustration, taxonomy, 10-12, 59
- Jansen2003: key, taxonomy, 300
- JansenWe2015: distribution, key, 16
- KaydanKoKo2019: key, 3
- KaydanKoWi2017: key, 315
- Kondo2001: distribution, host, taxonomy, 38
- KondoWa2022a: distribution, host, list, 25
- KozarKo2007: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 144-147
- LagowsGo2020: distribution, 71
- Malump2012b: distribution, 211
- Malump2014a: distribution, host, 83
- MatileEt2006: distribution, host, 183
- MazzeoLoPe2014: distribution, 58
- MazzeoPeMa2023: key, 8
- Meurge2011: distribution, 82
- PoeShDe1973: chemical control, distribution, economic importance, host, 20-26
- RamosPCa2016: distribution, key, 55
- RamosPCaKo2014: distribution, economic importance, 27, 29
- RussoMa1992: distribution, host, taxonomy, 216-218
- SchneiLa2020: ant association, 288
- Willia2004a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 750-752
- WilliaGr1992: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 499-501
