Valid Names Results
Ventrispina otagoensis (Brittin, 1938) (Pseudococcidae: Ventrispina)Nomenclatural History
- Trionymus otagoensis Brittin 1938: 335. Type data: NEW ZEALAND: Oamaru, on Poa sp.. Lectotype, female, by subsequent designation (Cox1987,97). Type depository: Auckland: New Zealand Arthropod Collection, Landcare Research, New Zealand; accepted valid name
- Nipaecoccus campbellensis Beardsley 1964b: 246. Type data: NEW ZEALAND: Campbell Island, Beeman Camp Beach, on moss and weeds. Holotype, female, Type depository: Auckland: New Zealand Arthropod Collection, Landcare Research, New Zealand; junior synonym (discovered by Cox1987, 96).
- Ventrispina otagoensis (Brittin, 1938); Cox 1987: 96. change of combination
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 5 | Genera: 5
- Bryophyta | BenDov1994 Cox1987
- Asteraceae
- Borrichia | Beards1964b BenDov1994
- Ericaceae
- Dracophyllum | Beards1964b BenDov1994
- Poaceae
- Poa | BenDov1994 Cox1987
- Poa kirkii | BenDov1994 Cox1987
- Rosaceae
- Acaena anserinifolia | BenDov1994 Cox1987 | (= Acaena sanguisorba)
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 2
- Antipodean Islands
- Campbell Island | Beards1964b
- New Zealand | Britti1938 Cox1987
Keys
- Cox1987: pp.95 ( Adult (F) ) [New Zealand]
- Beards1964b: pp.239 ( Adult (F) ) [Campbell Island]
Remarks
- General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Beardsley (1964b) (as Nipaecoccus campbellensis) and by Cox (1987).
Illustrations
Citations
- Beards1964b: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 245-247
- BenDov1994: catalog, 536-537
- Britti1938: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 335
- Cox1987: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 96-97, 224
