Valid Names Results

Molluscococcus fibrillae Hall, 1941 (Micrococcidae: Molluscococcus)

Nomenclatural History

• Molluscococcus fibrillae Hall 1941: 236. Type data: ZIMBABWE: Marendellas, on Hyparrhenia filipendula, 15/03/1940. Holotype, , by original designation Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.

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Ecological Associates

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Families: 1 | Genera: 1

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Remarks

• Structure: Adult female shaped like a bivalved mollusc. The derm is smooth and reddish purple. Larvae are pink and elongate (Hall, 1941).
• General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration of adult female and first instar by Miller & Williams (1995a).

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