Valid Names Results
Tridiscus multiorbis Ferris, 1953 (Pseudococcidae: Tridiscus)Nomenclatural History
- Tridiscus multiorbis Ferris 1953a: 457. Type data: U.S.A.: California, Tuolumne County, near Modesto, on Poa sandbergii. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.
- Tridiscus multirobis Ferris, 1953; Ben-Dov 1994: 504. misspelling of species epithet
Common Names
- multiple circulus mealybug McKenz1967
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 3
- Poaceae
- Bromus | BenDov1994 McKenz1967
- Hordeum murinum | BenDov1994 McKenz1967 | ssp. leporinum
- Pseudosclerochloa rupestris | BenDov1994 Ferris1953a | (= Poa sandbergii)
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- United States
- California | BenDov1994 Ferris1953a
Keys
- KozarFo1992: pp.210 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
- MillerMc1973: pp.527 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
- McKenz1967: pp.455 ( Adult (F) ) [U.S.A., California]
- Ferris1953a: pp.477 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
Remarks
- Biology: Occurring under the leaf sheaths and on the roots of its host plant.
- General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Ferris (1953a) and by McKenzie (1967).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDov1994: catalog, 504
- Ferris1953a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 478-479
- McKenz1967: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 457-459
