Valid Names Results

Mirococcus fossor Danzig, 1983 (Pseudococcidae: Mirococcus)

Nomenclatural History

Mirococcus fossor Danzig 1983: 515. Type data: TURKMENISTAN: Repetek Reserve, on Carex physodes. Holotype, female, Type depository: St. Petersburg: Zoological Museum, Academy of Science, Russia; accepted valid name Illustr.

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 2 | Genera: 2

Boraginaceae

Heliotropium | BenDov1994 Danzig1983

Cyperaceae

Carex physodes | BenDov1994 Danzig1983

Geographic Distribution

Countries: 1

Turkmenistan | BenDov1994 Danzig1983

Keys

GavrilKu2016: pp.152 ( Adult (F) ) [Mirococcus species]
DanzigGa2014: pp.641-643 ( Adult (F) ) [Palaearctic Mirococcus species]
Tang1992: pp.504 ( Adult (F) ) [China]

Remarks

Biology: Occurring on roots of the host plant.
General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Danzig (1983). Good description of the adult female given by Tang (1992).

Illustrations

Citations

BenDov1994: catalog, 232-233
Danzig1983: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 515, 517
DanzigGa2014: description, distribution, host, illustration, 651
GavrilKu2016: key, 152
Tang1992: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 505