Valid Names Results
Tylococcus westwoodi Strickland, 1947 (Pseudococcidae: Tylococcus)Nomenclatural History
- Tylococcus westwoodi Strickland 1947a: 510. Type data: GHANA: Atikplale, Eastern Province, on Theobroma cacao. Syntypes, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Malvaceae
- Theobroma cacao | BenDov1994 Campbe1983 Strick1947a
Associates:
Families: 1 | Genera: 2
- Formicidae
- Crematogaster | Strick1947a
- Oecophylla longinoda | VayssiGrSi2020
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 2
- Benin | VayssiGrSi2020
- Ghana | BenDov1994 Campbe1983 Strick1947a
Keys
Remarks
- Biology: Living on the pods of its hostplant, attended by Crematogaster sp. Campbell (1983) assessed the presence and spatial distribution on cocoa trees in Ghana.
- General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Strickland (1947a) and by Williams (1958b).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDov1994: catalog, 535
- Campbe1983: distribution, host, life history, 137-151
- Gavril2018: reproduction, 227
- RenAsHu2017: DNA, phylogeny, 5, 6
- Strick1947a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 510-512
- VayssiGrSi2020: ant association,
- Willia1958b: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 34-36
