Valid Names Results
Saissetia zanzibarensis Williams, 1953 (Coccidae: Saissetia)Nomenclatural History
- Saissetia zanzibarensis Williams 1953: 582. Type data: ZANZIBAR: Dole, on Eugenia jambos.. Holotype, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 12 | Genera: 14
- Anacardiaceae
- Mangifera indica | DeLott1956a
- Arecaceae
- Cocos nucifera | DeLott1956a
- Burseraceae
- Canarium indicum | DeLott1956a
- Fabaceae
- Cassia | DeLott1956a
- Gliricidia sepium | DeLott1956a
- Lauraceae
- Persea americana | DeLott1956a
- Malvaceae
- Adansonia digitata | DeLott1956a
- Moraceae
- Ficus | DeLott1956a
- Myrtaceae
- Psidium guajava | DeLott1956a
- Syzygium aromaticum | DeLott1956a
- Syzygium cumini | DeLott1956a
- Syzygium jambos | DeLott1956a
- Oxalidaceae
- Averrhoa carambola | DeLott1956a
- Rubiaceae
- Coffea | Kondo2013
- Rutaceae
- Citrus | DeLott1956a
- Citrus sinensis | GithaeOnNd2020
- Sapotaceae
- Manilkara zapota | DeLott1956a
Foes:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Coccinellidae
- Chilocorus | Way1954a
Associates:
Families: 1 | Genera: 2
- Formicidae
- Oecophylla longinoda | GithaeOnNd2020
- Technomyrmex albipes | GithaeOnNd2020
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 2
- Kenya | BenDov1993
- Zanzibar | DeLott1956a
Keys
Remarks
- Biology: Way (1954) studied the close association of this soft scale with the ant, Oecophylla longinoda, and showed their mutual benefits.
- General Remarks: Good description and illustration of adult female by Williams (1953).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDov1993: catalog, 320
- DeLott1956a: distribution, host, 248
- GithaeOnNd2020: ant association,
- GithaeOnNd2021: distribution, host, 81
- Gross1993: life history, 251-273
- Kondo2013: distribution, host, 47
- KondoWa2022a: distribution, host, list, 13
- TurgutUl2007: ant association, 313
- TurgutUl2007: ant association, 313
- Watson2021: distribution, 522
- Way1954a: biological control, distribution, host, 113-114
- Willia1953: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 581-582
- ZhangCaFe2018: distribution, 104
