Valid Names Results
Spilococcus larreae Ferris, 1950 (Pseudococcidae: Spilococcus)Nomenclatural History
- Spilococcus larreae Ferris 1950b: 233. Type data: U.S.A.: California, San Bernardino County, Whitewater, on Larrea divaricata. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.
Common Names
- desert mealybug McKenz1967
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 2 | Genera: 2
- Amaranthaceae
- Atriplex | BenDov1994 McKenz1967
- Zygophyllaceae
- Larrea divaricata | BenDov1994 Ferris1950b
- Larrea tridentata | BenDov1994 WilliaGr1992
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 2
- Mexico | BenDov1994 WilliaGr1992
- United States
- California | BenDov1994 Ferris1950b
Keys
- WilliaGr1992: pp.587 ( Adult (F) ) [Central and South America]
- MillerMc1973: pp.522 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
- MillerMc1971: pp.590 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
- McKenz1967: pp.411 ( Adult (F) ) [U.S.A., California]
- McKenz1962: pp.678 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
- McKenz1960: pp.755 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
- Ferris1953a: pp.463 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
- Ferris1950b: pp.219 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
Remarks
- Biology: Occurring on the foliage of the host plant during the summer months and on the roots during the winter.
- General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Ferris (1950b), McKenzie (1967) and by Williams & Granara de Willink (1992).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDov1994: catalog, 488
- Ferris1950b: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 233-234
- McKenz1967: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 436-438
- WilliaGr1992: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 589-591
