Valid Names Results
Tridiscus sporoboli (Cockerell, 1902) (Pseudococcidae: Tridiscus)Nomenclatural History
- Ripersia sporoboli Cockerell 1902a: 20. Type data: U.S.A.: New Mexico, Las Vegas, on Sporobolus depauperatus. Lectotype, female, by subsequent designation (MillerMc1973,528). Type depository: Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name
- Tridiscus sporoboli (Cockerell, 1902); Ferris 1953a: 480. Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; change of combination
Common Names
- buffalograss mealybug Potter1998
- dropseed mealybug MillerMc1973
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 2
- Poaceae
- Buchloe dactyloides | Potter1998
- Muhlenbergia richardsonis | BenDov1994 Cocker1902a | (= Sporobolus depauperatus)
Foes:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Encyrtidae
- Rhopus nigroclavatus | HengMoBaRi2001
Associates:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Formicidae
- Tapinoma sessile | NewtonGlMa2011
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 2
- Canada
- Alberta | NewtonGlMa2011
- United States
- Nebraska | Potter1998
- New Mexico | BenDov1994 Cocker1902a MillerMc1973
Keys
- MillerMc1973: pp.527 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
- McKenz1967: pp.455 ( Adult (F) ) [U.S.A., California]
- Ferris1953a: pp.477, 482 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
Remarks
- Biology: Occurring on the stems of its host plant.
- General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Ferris (1953a) and by Miller & McKenzie (1973).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDov1994: catalog, 504
- Cocker1902a: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 20-21
- Ferris1953a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 480-481
- HengMoBaRi2001: biological control, life history, 201-206
- JohnsoBaRi1998: biological control, description, 71-77
- MillerMc1973: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 528-530
- NewtonGlMa2011: distribution, ecology, 520,521
- Potter1998: control, distribution, economic importance, host, life history, taxonomy, 182-183
