Valid Names Results

Couturierina piptadeniastrae Matile-Ferrero & Le Ruyet, 1985 (Coccidae: Couturierina)

Nomenclatural History

Couturierina piptadeniastrae Matile-Ferrero & Le Ruyet 1985: 261. Type data: IVORY COAST: Tai, on Piptadeniastrum africanum.. Holotype, female, Type depository: Paris: Museum National d'Histoire naturelle, France; accepted valid name

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Fabaceae

Piptadeniastrum africanum | Hodgso1994a MatileLe1985

Associates:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Formicidae

Formicidae | MatileLe1985

Geographic Distribution

Countries: 1

Cote d'Ivoire (=Ivory Coast) | Hodgso1994a

Keys

Remarks

Biology: Attended by ants (Matile-Ferrero & Le Ruyet, 1985).
General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Matile-Ferrero & Le Ruyet (1985) and by Hodgson (1994a).

Illustrations

Citations

BenDov1993: catalog, 94
CouturMaRi1985: distribution, host, 275
Hodgso1994a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 192-194
MatileLe1985: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 261-262