Valid Names Results
Stemmatomerinx decorata Ferris, 1950 (Pseudococcidae: Stemmatomerinx)Nomenclatural History
- Stemmatomerinx decorata Ferris 1950b: 246. Type data: U.S.A.: Nevada, Nye County, near Beatty, on Distichlis sp.. Lectotype, female, by subsequent designation (HowellMi1976,358). Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.
Common Names
- truncate setae mealybug McKenz1967
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Poaceae
- Distichlis | BenDov1994 Ferris1950b HowellMi1976
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- United States
- California | BenDov1994 Ferris1950b
- Nevada | BenDov1994 Ferris1950b HowellMi1976
- New Mexico | BenDov1994 Ferris1950b HowellMi1976
- Texas | BenDov1994 Ferris1950b HowellMi1976
Keys
- HowellMi1976: pp.346 ( Adult (F) ) [World]
Remarks
- Biology: Occurring on the foliage of its host plant, usually on the upper surface of the leaves.
- General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Ferris (1950b), McKenzie (1967) and by Howell & Miller (1976).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDov1994: catalog, 497
- Ferris1950b: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 246-247
- HowellMi1976: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 358-361
- McKenz1967: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 453-455
