Valid Names Results

Ventrispina epigaea Williams, 1985 (Pseudococcidae: Ventrispina)

Nomenclatural History

Ventrispina epigaea Williams 1985: 378. Type data: AUSTRALIA: New South Wales, Mt. Kosciusko, from surface litter of Eucalyptus forest. Holotype, female, Type depository: Canberra: Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO Entomology, Australia; accepted valid name Illustr.

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Myrtaceae

Eucalyptus dalrympleana | BenDov1994 Willia1985
Eucalyptus pauciflora | BenDov1994 Willia1985

Geographic Distribution

Countries: 1

Australia

New South Wales | BenDov1994 Willia1985

Keys

Willia1985: pp.378 ( Adult (F) ) [Australia]

Remarks

Biology: Found in surface litter in dry sclerophyll forest (Eucalyptus pauciflora-E. dalrympleana.
General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Williams (1985).

Illustrations

Citations

BenDov1994: catalog, 536
Willia1985: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 378-379