Valid Names Results
Spilococcus radicalis Granara de Willink, 1983 (Pseudococcidae: Spilococcus)Nomenclatural History
- Spilococcus radicalis Granara de Willink 1983: 55. Type data: ARGENTINA: Tucuman, San Javier, on roots of Gamochaeta spicata. Holotype, female, Type depository: Tucuman: Fundacion e Instituto Miguel Lillo, Universidade Nactional de Tucuman, Argentina; accepted valid name Illustr.
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Asteraceae
- Gnaphalium coarctatum | BenDov1994 Granar1983 WilliaGr1992 | (= Gamochaeta spicata)
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- Argentina
- Tucuman | BenDov1994 Granar1983 WilliaGr1992
Keys
- WilliaGr1992: pp.587 ( Adult (F) ) [Central and South America ]
Remarks
- Biology: Living on roots of its host plant.
- General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Granara de Willink (1983) and by Williams & Granara de Willink (1992).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDov1994: catalog, 492
- Granar1983: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 55-58
- WilliaGr1992: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 593-595
