Valid Names Results

Ripersiella planetica (Williams, 2004) (Rhizoecidae: Ripersiella)

Rhizoecus planeticus Williams 2004a: 785. Type data: MALAYSIA: Pahang, cameron Highlands, intercepted at Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, on roots of Cactaceae; collected Yip Kin san, 5.ix.1998.. Holotype, female, Type depository: Kepong: Forest Research Institute of Malaysia, Selandgor, Malaysia; accepted valid name Illustr.
Ripersiella planetica (Williams, 2004); Kozár & Konczné Benedicty 2004: 330. change of combination
Ripersiella planeticus (Williams, 2004); Kaydan, et al. 2017: 321. misspelling of species epithet

Families: 3 | Genera: 4

Countries: 4

KaydanKoWi2017: pp.319-321 ( Adult (F) ) [Ripersiella from Southern Asia]
JansenWe2015: pp.12, 16 ( Adult (F) ) [Subterranean mealybugs of The Netherlands]
KozarKo2007: pp.386-390 ( Adult (F) ) [Ripersiella species of the world]
KozarKo2004: pp.325-328 ( Adult (F) ) [Ripersiella species of the world]
Willia2004a: pp.748-750 ( Adult (F) ) [Rhizoecus species of southern Asia]

Structure: In life, elongate oval, white or cream, covered in a thin layer of powdery wax, 1.79-1.91 mm long and 0.80-1.00 mm wide. The mealybugs are small and inconspicuous, and usually first detected by the presence of white wax powder and wax filaments deposited on the roots and soil. (Malumphy, 2012d)
General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Williams (2004a) and by Kozár & Konczné Benedicty (2007).