Valid Names Results

Criniticoccus theobromae Williams, 1960 (Pseudococcidae: Criniticoccus)

Nomenclatural History

Criniticoccus theobromae Williams 1960: 395. Type data: SOLOMON ISLANDS: Santa Ysabel, Holokawa, on fruits of Theobroma cacao. Lectotype, female, by subsequent designation (WilliaWa1988a,39). Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Malvaceae

Theobroma cacao | BenDov1994 Willia1960 WilliaWa1988a

Geographic Distribution

Countries: 2

Papua New Guinea | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a

Solomon Islands | BenDov1994 Willia1960

Keys

WilliaWa1988a: pp.37 ( Adult (F) ) [Tropical South Pacific Region]

Remarks

Biology: Occurring on the fruits of the host plant and attended by ants Technomyrmex detorquens.
General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Williams (1960) and by Williams & Watson (1988a). Good description of the adult female given by Tang (1992).

Illustrations

Citations

BenDov1994: catalog, 102
Lever1969: distribution, host,
SzentI1961: distribution, host, 127-147
Tang1992: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 280, 281
Willia1960: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 395-397
WilliaWa1988a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 39-41