Valid Names Results

Trionymus magnus (Cockerell, 1901) (Pseudococcidae: Trionymus)

Nomenclatural History

• Ripersia magna Cockerell 1901g: 56. Type data: U.S.A.: New Mexico, San Miguel County (?), Trout Springs, host not indicated. Lectotype, female, by subsequent designation (MillerMc1973,535). Type depository: Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name
• Trionymus magnus (Cockerell, 1901); Ferris 1953a: 486. change of combination

Common Names

• magnus mealybug MillerMc1973

Ecological Associates

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• MillerMc1973: pp.530 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
• MillerMc1971: pp.595 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
• McKenz1967: pp.461 ( Adult (F) ) [U.S.A., California]
• McKenz1960: pp.765 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
• Ferris1953a: pp.482 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]

Remarks

• Biology: Ferris (1953a) suggested that the host plant is grass.
• General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Ferris (1953a) and by Miller & Mckenzie (1973).

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