Valid Names Results
Pseudocribrolecanium colae (Green & Laing, 1924) (Coccidae: Pseudocribrolecanium)Nomenclatural History
- Lecanium (Akermes) colae Green & Laing 1924: 419. Type data: GHANA [=GOLD COAST]: Aburi, on Cola acuminata.. Syntypes, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name
- Akermes colae (Green & Laing, 1924); Ben-Dov 1993: 5. change of combination Notes: A lectotype of this species was designated in Kondo (2006) from the syntypes of this species as follows: “Lecanium (Akermes) colae”, Ghana, 1(1): Gold Coast, Aburi, 24.i.1922, coll. W.H. Patterson, det. Laing, ex Cola acuminata, No. 610 (BMNH).
- Pseudocribrolecanium colae (Green & Laing, 1924); Kondo 2006: 9. change of combination
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 2 | Genera: 3
- Lauraceae
- Persea americana | Kondo2006
- Malvaceae
- Cola acuminata | GreenLa1924
- Theobroma cacao | Kondo2006
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 3
- Ethiopia | DeLott1959
- Ghana | GreenLa1924
- Sierra Leone | Kondo2006
Keys
Remarks
- Structure: Young adult similar in all aspects to the old adult but with the derm not chitinised (Green & Laing, 1924). Body outline asymmetrical, head acuminate; body 2.0-2.2 mm long, 3.3-3.7 mm wide (n=4). (Komdo, 2006)
- General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female and first instar nymph by Kondo (2006).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDov1993: catalog, 5
- DeLott1959: distribution, taxonomy, 151
- GreenLa1924: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 419
- Kondo2006: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 1-16
