Valid Names Results

Drepanococcus ritchiei (Laing, 1925) (Coccidae: Drepanococcus)

Nomenclatural History

Ceroplastodes ritchiei Laing 1925a: 55. Type data: TANZANIA: Morogoro, Government Experimental Farm, on Annona sp.. Syntypes, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name
Drepanococcus ritchiei (Laing, 1925); Hodgson 2021: 68. change of combination

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Annonaceae

Annona | Hodgso1971 Laing1925a
Annona muricata | Hodgso1971

Geographic Distribution

Countries: 3

Cote d'Ivoire (=Ivory Coast) | BenDov1993

Sierra Leone | Hodgso1971

Tanzania | Hodgso1971 Laing1925a

Keys

Hodgso2021: pp.71 ( Adult (F) ) [Drepanococcus species]

Remarks

General Remarks: Description and illustration of the adult female given by Hodgson (1971).

Illustrations

Citations

BenDov1993: catalog, 62
CouturMaRi1985: distribution, host, 275
Hodgso1971: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 57-58
Hodgso2021: illustration, key, taxonomy, 68, 69, 71
Laing1925a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 55-56