Valid Names Results
Vitrococcus conchiformis (Newstead, 1910) (Coccidae: Vitrococcus)Nomenclatural History
- Inglisia conchiformis Newstead 1910c: 185. Type data: GUINEA: Conakry, Jardin Botanique, on Averrhoa carambola.. Lectotype, female, by subsequent designation (Hodgso1994a,594). Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name
- Onicococcus conchiformis Newstead 1910c: 186. nomen nudum
- Cardiococcus cenchiformis (Newstead, 1910); Green 1922b: 1034. change of combination and misspelling of species epithet
- Vitrococcus conchiformis (Newstead, 1910); Hodgson 1994a: 594. change of combination
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 6 | Genera: 11
- Euphorbiaceae
- Acalypha | Hodgso1967d Hodgso1994a
- Fabaceae
- Acacia | Hodgso1967d Hodgso1994a
- Albizia | MatileNo1984
- Cajanus | Hodgso1994a
- Cajanus cajan | Hodgso1967d Hodgso1967d Hodgso1994a
- Derris microphylla | Hodgso1967d Hodgso1967d Hodgso1994a
- Gliricidia maculata | Newste1917b Newste1917b
- Tephrosia | Hodgso1994a
- Hypericaceae
- Harungana madagascariensis | MatileNo1984 Hodgso1967d Hodgso1994a Newste1910c
- Malvaceae
- Theobroma | Hodgso1967d Hodgso1994a
- Theobroma cacao | Hodgso1967d Strick1947
- Myrtaceae
- Psidium guajava | Newste1911a Newste1911
- Oxalidaceae
- Averrhoa | Hodgso1967d Hodgso1994a
- Averrhoa carambola | Newste1910c Sassce1911 Vayssi1913
Foes:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Noctuidae
- Eublemma scitula | GaikwaKeKa2022
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 10
- Cameroon | BenDov1993
- Congo | Hodgso1967d Hodgso1994a
- Democratic Republic of the Congo (=Zaire) | Hodgso1994a
- Ghana | Hodgso1967d Hodgso1994a Newste1917b Sassce1911
- Guinea | Newste1910c
- Guinea-Bissau | Newste1910c
- Sierra Leone | Hodgso1967d Hodgso1994a
- Sudan | Hodgso1967d Hodgso1994a
- Tanzania | Hodgso1967d Hodgso1994a
- Uganda | Hodgso1967d Hodgso1994a Newste1910c Newste1911
Keys
Remarks
- General Remarks: Good description and illustration of adult female by Hodgson (1967d, 1994a).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDov1993: catalog, 147
- Comper1938: biological control, 315-337
- GaikwaKeKa2022: natural enemies, 4
- Gowdey1917: distribution, host, 187-189
- Hodgso1967d: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 2-4
- Hodgso1994a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 408,594-597
- MatileNo1984: distribution, host, 63
- Newste1910c: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 185-187
- Newste1911: distribution, host, 98
- Newste1917b: distribution, host, 128
- Sassce1911: distribution, host, 68
- Strick1947a: distribution, host, 499
- Vayssi1913: distribution, host, 430
- Vea2011: phylogeny, structure, taxonomy, 5-7,12
- Willia2017a: catalog, list of species, 208
