Valid Names Results

Tridiscus littoralis (James, 1936) (Pseudococcidae: Tridiscus)

Nomenclatural History

• Ripersia littoralis James 1936: 213. Type data: KENYA: Mombasa, on grasses. Syntypes, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.
• Tridiscus littoralis (James, 1936); Ben-Dov 1994: 504. change of combination
• Tridiscus litoralis (James, 1936); Williams, D.J. 2017a: 248. misspelling of species epithet

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• DeLott1964: pp.384 ( Adult (F) ) [Africa]

Remarks

• Biology: Living on the roots of grasses.
• General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by James (1936) and by De Lotto (1957b).

Illustrations

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