Valid Names Results
Rhizoecus franconiae Schmutterer, 1956 (Rhizoecidae: Rhizoecus)Nomenclatural History
- Rhizoecus franconiae Schmutterer 1956a: 519. Type data: GERMANY: near Erlangen and near Berchtesgaden, on Hieracium pilosella, Achillea millefolium, Tanacetum vulgare and Corynephorus canescens. Holotype, female, Type depository: Wetlenberg: The Schmutterer Collection, Germany; accepted valid name Illustr.
Common Names
- Franconian root mealybug KosztaKo1988F
- franconian root mealybug KosztaKo1988F
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 2 | Genera: 4
- Asteraceae
- Achillea millefolium | BenDov1994 Schmut1956a
- Pilosella officinarum | BenDov1994 Schmut1956a | (= Hieracium pilosella)
- Tanacetum vulgare | BenDov1994 Schmut1956a
- Poaceae
- Corynephorus canescens | BenDov1994 Schmut1956a
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- Germany | BenDov1994 Schmut1956a Schmut1980
Keys
- KozarKo2007: pp.132-137 ( Adult (F) ) [world]
- Tang1992: pp.54 ( Adult (F) ) [China]
- KosztaKo1988F: pp.141 ( Adult (F) ) [Central Europe]
Remarks
- Biology: Living on roots of its host plant.
- General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Schmutterer (1956a) and by Kozár & Konczné Benedicty (2007). Schmutterer (1956a) selected a holotype, but did not indicate from which of the two localities, nor from which of the four host plants.
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDov1994: catalog, 455
- KosztaKo1988F: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 144
- KozarKo2007: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 218-219
- Schmut1956a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 519-521
- SchmutHo2016: distribution, host, 29
- Tang1992: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 60
