Valid Names Results
Coccidella theobromae (Hambleton, 1946) (Rhizoecidae: Coccidella)Nomenclatural History
- Morrisonella theobromae Hambleton 1946: 39. Type data: ECUADOR: Pichilingue, on Theobroma cacao. Holotype, female, Type depository: Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.
- Rhizoecus theobromae (Hambleton, 1946); Hambleton 1976: 52. change of combination
- Coccidella theobromae (Hambleton, 1946); Kozár & Foldi 2004: 175. change of combination
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Malvaceae
- Theobroma cacao | BenDov1994 Hamble1946 WilliaGr1992
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- Ecuador | BenDov1994 Hamble1946 WilliaGr1992
Keys
- KozarFo2004: pp.175-177 ( Adult (F) ) [Coccidella species]
- WilliaGr1992: pp.499 ( Adult (F) ) [Central and South America]
- Hamble1976: pp.8 ( Adult (F) ) [World]
- Hamble1946: pp.17 ( Adult (F) ) [World]
Remarks
- Biology: Occurring on the roots of its host plant.
- General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Hambleton (1946, 1976), Williams & Granara de Willink (1992) and by Kozár & Konczné Benedicty (2007). Illustration of adult female by Kozár & Foldi (2004).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDov1994: 471
- Hamble1946: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 37, 39-40
- Hamble1976: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 52-53, 87-88
- KozarFo2004: illustration, taxonomy, 175-176
- KozarKo2007: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 113-115
- SodanoOuSc2023: ant association, morphology, 5
- WilliaGr1992: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 577-579
