Valid Names Results

Rhizoecus spinipes (Hambleton, 1946) (Rhizoecidae: Rhizoecus)

Nomenclatural History

• Morrisonella spinipes Hambleton 1946: 36. Type data: U.S.A.: Arkansas, Howard County, in soil near roots of peach tree. Holotype, female, Type depository: Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.
• Rhizoecus spinipes (Hambleton, 1946); Hambleton 1973: 70. change of combination

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 2

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• KaydanKoKo2019: pp.3-4 ( Adult (F) ) [Neotropical Rhizoecus species]
• KozarKo2007: pp.132-137 ( Adult (F) ) [world]
• 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]
• Hamble1946: pp.17 ( Adult (F) ) [World]

Remarks

• Biology: Occurring on the roots of its host plant.
• General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Hambleton (1946, 1976) and by Williams & Granara de Willink (1992).

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