Valid Names Results

Cucullococcus vaccinii Ferris, 1941 (Pseudococcidae: Cucullococcus)

Nomenclatural History

Cucullococcus vaccinii Ferris 1941b: 25. Type data: U.S.A.: California, Siskiyou County, on Vaccinium mebranaceum. Holotype, female, Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.

Common Names

bilberry mealybug McKenz1967

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Ericaceae

Vaccinium membranaceum | BenDov1994 Ferris1941b McKenz1967
Vaccinium parvifolium | BenDov1994 Ferris1941b McKenz1967

Geographic Distribution

Countries: 1

United States

California | BenDov1994 Ferris1941b McKenz1967

Keys

McKenz1967: pp.134 ( Adult (F) ) [U.S.A., California]

Remarks

Biology: Occurring on the small twigs of its host plant.
General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Ferris (1941, 1953a) and by McKenzie (1967).

Illustrations

Citations

BenDov1994: catalog, 110
Ferris1941: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 25-28
Ferris1953a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 312-313
McKenz1967: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 134, 135