Valid Names Results
Stictococcus formicarius Newstead, 1910 (Stictococcidae: Stictococcus)Nomenclatural History
- Stictococcus formicarius Newstead 1910b: 19-22. Type data: ZAIRE: Stanleyville (now Kisangani), on Barteria fistulosa. Syntypes, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 17 | Genera: 31
- Acanthaceae
- Whitfieldia elongata | Richar1971
- Annonaceae
- Annona muricata | Laing1932
- Annona reticulata | Vayssi1936a
- Hexalobus crispiflorus | Richar1971
- Balsaminaceae
- Impatiens dichroa | Richar1971
- Connaraceae
- Rourea obliquifoliolata | Richar1971 | (= Roureopsis obliquifoliolata)
- Ebenaceae
- Diospyros crassiflora | Richar1971
- Euphorbiaceae
- Acalypha | Richar1971
- Alchornea floribunda | Richar1971
- Croton | Richar1971
- Croton mayumbensis | Richar1971
- Macaranga | Richar1971
- Tetrorchidium didymostemon | Richar1971
- Fabaceae
- Berlinia confusa | Laing1932 | (= Berlinia acuminata)
- Pterocarpus soyauxii | Richar1971
- Pueraria | Richar1971
- Hypericaceae
- Harungana madagascariensis | Richar1971
- Lamiaceae
- Tectona grandis | Richar1971
- Malvaceae
- Grewia | Vayssi1936a
- Theobroma cacao | Liegeo1944 Richar1971
- Moraceae
- Ficus | Gowdey1917
- Myrtaceae
- Eugenia | Richar1971
- Passifloraceae
- Barteria fistulosa | Newste1910b
- Phyllanthaceae
- Margaritaria discoidea | Richar1971 | (= Phyllanthus discoideus)
- Rubiaceae
- Aoranthe cladantha | Richar1971 | (= Porterandia cladantha)
- Coffea | Richar1971
- Coffea arabica | DeLott1967a
- Cuviera angolensis | Vayssi1936a
- Nauclea diderrichii | Richar1971
- Psychotria letestui | Richar1971 | (= Camptopus letestui)
- Sapotaceae
- Mimusops | Richar1971
- Synsepalum subcordatum | Richar1971
- Urticaceae
- Musanga cecropioides | Richar1971
- Urera cameroonensis | Richar1971
Foes:
Families: 2 | Genera: 3
- Aphelinidae
- Coccophagus | HertinSi1972
- Promuscidea comperella | HertinSi1972 | (= Eriaporus comperellus)
- Promuscidea congolia | HertinSi1972 | (= Eriaporus congolius)
- Promuscidea laticeps | HertinSi1972 | (= Eriaporus laticeps)
- Nolidae
- Nolidae | MatileNo1984
Associates:
Families: 1 | Genera: 3
- Formicidae
- Crematogaster laurenti | Strick1947a
- Oecophylla | LePell1968
- Tetraponera aethiops | Newste1910b | (= Pachysima aethiops)
- Tetraponera spininoda | Strick1947a | (= Sima spininoda)
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 9
- Cameroon | Richar1971
- Central African Republic | Richar1971
- Congo | Ghesqu1932 LePell1968
- Democratic Republic of the Congo (=Zaire) | Liegeo1944 Newste1910b
- Ethiopia | Abebe1987
- Gabon | Richar1971
- Ghana | HertinSi1972
- Kenya | DeLott1967a
- Uganda | Gowdey1917
Keys
- WilliaMaMi2010: pp.11 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to adult females of Stictococcus species (except S. tuberculatus)]
- Richar1976: pp.667 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of Stictococcus]
Remarks
- Systematics: Stictococcus formicarius resembles S. sjostedti in the absence of glands in the plural zone, but differs in the simple processes, unilobed and strong denticulated spines (Richard, 1971). The important distinguishing characters of this species are the combination of maily bullet-shaped setae around the ventral margins and flower-shaped dorsal setae. (Williams, et al., 2010)
- Structure: Adult female pale castaneous, usually oval, dorsum flat or slightly concave with deep gland pits and irregular transverse grooves becoming more pronounced at the bluntly but strongly crenulated margin (Newstead, 1910b).
- Biology: Buchner (1963) discusses the endosymbionts of this species.
- Economic Importance: Liegeois (1944) comments on the economic importance of this species in Zaire on cocoa.
- General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Richard (1971). Redescription and illustration in Williams, et al., 2010.
Illustrations
Citations
- Abebe1987: distribution, 977-980
- Buchne1963: chemistry, life history, 437-443
- DeLott1967a: distribution, host, 119
- Ghesqu1932: distribution, host, 59
- GomezM1942: distribution, host, 140
- Gowdey1917: distribution, host, 188
- Hall1935a: taxonomy, 226
- HertinSi1972: biological control, distribution, 111
- Laing1932: distribution, host, 61
- Lambor1913: taxonomy, 522
- LePell1968: distribution, ecology, economic importance, 378
- Liegeo1944: distribution, economic importance, host, 165
- Lindin1958: taxonomy, 373
- MacGil1921: distribution, host, 75
- Mann1922: distribution, taxonomy, 630
- MatileNo1984: distribution, host, 70
- MayneGh1934: distribution, host, 38
- Newste1910b: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 19-22
- Newste1917b: distribution, host, 126
- Richar1971: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 589-590
- Roba1935: distribution, host, 334
- Strick1947a: distribution, ecology, host, 501
- Vayssi1936a: distribution, host, illustration, 350, 353, 354, 355
- Watson2021: distribution, 527
- Willia2017a: catalog, list of species, 252
- WilliaMaMi2010: description, illustration, taxonomy, 2,11-13
