Valid Names Results

Spilococcus halli is now Atrococcus halli (McKenzie & Williams, 1965) (Pseudococcidae: Atrococcus)

Nomenclatural History

• Trionymus indecisus Hall 1923: 12. Type data: EGYPT: Mansura and Giza, on Imperata cylindrica. Syntypes, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.
• Erium indecisum (Hall, 1923); Lindinger 1935a: 122. change of combination
• Spilococcus indecisus (Hall, 1923); Ezzat 1960: 61. change of combination
• Pseudococcus erianthicola Hadzibejli 1960: 56. Type data: REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA: Pantishar Forest, on Erianthus purpurescens. Syntypes, female, Type depository: St. Petersburg: Zoological Museum, Academy of Science, Russia; Tbilisi: Plant Protection Institute, Republic of Georgia; junior synonym (discovered by Danzig1998, 126). Illustr.
• Chorizococcus indecisus McKenzie & Williams 1965: 3. change of combination resulting in homonymy
• Chorizococcus halli McKenzie & Williams 1965: 3. replacement name Replacement name for Chorizococcus indecisus (Hall)
• Chorizococcus viktorina Kozár 1983: 90. Type data: HUNGARY: Szarsomlyo Mts., on Chrysopogon gryllus. . Holotype, female, Type depository: Budapest: Hungarian Natural History Museum, Zoological Department, Hungary; junior synonym (discovered by Danzig1998, 126). Illustr.
• Spilococcus halli (McKenzie & Williams, 1965); Tang 1992: 269. change of combination
• Spilococcus viktorina (Kozár, 1983); Tang 1992: 273. change of combination
• Chorizococcus halli McKenzie & Williams, 1965; Ben-Dov 1994: 85. change of combination
• Chorizococcus victorina Kozár, 1983; Danzig 1998: 126. misspelling of species epithet
• Spilococcus halli (McKenzie & Williams, 1965); Danzig 1998: 126. revived combination (previously published)
• Atrococcus halli (McKenzie & Williams, 1965); Danzig & Gavrilov-Zimin 2015: 253. change of combination

Common Names

• Viktorin grass mealybug KosztaKo1988F
• imperata mealybug AbdRabEv2021

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 3 | Genera: 10

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• EvansAb2023: pp.8-13 ( Adult (F) ) [Pseudococccidae of Egypt]
• Danzig1998: pp.120 ( Adult (F) ) [Palaearctic region]
• Tang1992: pp.262 ( Adult (F) ) [China]
• Tang1992: pp.261 ( Adult (F) ) [China]
• Kozar1984: pp.123 ( Adult (F) ) [Hungary]

Remarks

• Biology: Occurring just below ground level between the leaf sheaths and the parent stem, inside the leaf sheaths of the host plant.
• General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Hall (1923) (as Trionymus indecisus), Hadzibejli (1960), Kozár (1983), Kosztarab & Kozár (1988F) and by Danzig (1998). Good description of the adult female given by Ezzat (1962), Tang (1992).

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