Valid Names Results

Porococcus pergandei Cockerell, 1898 (Pseudococcidae: Porococcus)

Nomenclatural History

• Porococcus pergandei Cockerell 1898j: 427. Type data: MEXICO: Cuautla, on mistletoe on lime. Lectotype, female, by subsequent designation (WilliaGr1992,414). Type depository: Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 3 | Genera: 2

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• WilliaGr1992: pp.414 ( Adult (F) ) [Central and South America]
• Ferris1953a: pp.404 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]

Remarks

• Structure: Females color a cold alkaline solution lilac; when heated, the solution turns dark purple. (Cockerell, 1898)
• Biology: Found on misletoe on Citrus (Cockerell, 1898j; Williams & Granara de Willink, 1992).
• General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Ferris (1953a) and by Williams & Granara de Willink (1992).

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