Valid Names Results
Mixorthezia reynei (Laing, 1925) (Ortheziidae: Mixorthezia)Nomenclatural History
- Ortheziopa reynei Laing 1925: 383. Type data: SURINAME: on roots of Coffea arabica, by A. Reyne. Syntypes, female, accepted valid name Notes: There is a slide in the BMNH labeled "paratype" and one labeled "type" but since there is no mention of a holotype in the original description, they must be considered syntypic. There are also two topotypic slides in the BMNH collected in 1932 by G. Bünzli (Williams, personal communication, October 14, 1998). Illustr.
- Mixorthezia reynei (Laing, 1925); Kozár 2004: 209. change of combination
- Mixothezia reynei; Meurgey 2011: 81. misspelling of genus name
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 3 | Genera: 3
- Araceae
- Xanthosoma helleborifolium | Morris1952
- Malvaceae
- Theobroma | Morris1952
- Rubiaceae
- Coffea arabica | Morris1952
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 8
- Brazil | Kozar2004
- Chile | Kozar2004
- Costa Rica | Kozar2004
- El Salvador | Morris1952
- Guadeloupe | MatileEt2006 Meurge2011
- Mexico | Kozar2004
- Suriname | Morris1952
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Trinidad | Morris1952
Keys
- Kozar2004: pp.176-177 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to the species of Mixorthezia]
- Morris1952: pp.66 ( Adult (F) ) [Species of Mixorthezia]
Remarks
- Structure: Adult female is ovate, about one fifth longer than broad (Laing, 1925).
- General Remarks: Original brief description by Laing (1925). Redescription and illustration by Kozár (2004).
Illustrations
Citations
- Dinthe1960: distribution, host, taxonomy, 43, 44
- Hamble1947: taxonomy, 953
- Kozar2004: catalog, description, distribution, host, illustration, 209
- LePell1968: distribution, host, 322
- Meurge2011: distribution, 81
- Morris1952: distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 70-72
- Strick1947a: distribution, host, 521
- Willia2017a: catalog, list of species, 244
