Valid Names Results

Cyphonococcus alpinus (Maskell, 1884) (Pseudococcidae: Cyphonococcus)

Dactylopius alpinus Maskell 1884: 138. Type data: NEW ZEALAND: Southern Alps, on Veronica [= Hebe] sp.. Syntypes, female, accepted valid name Notes: Type material apparently lost, see Cox (1987).
Pseudococcus alpinus (Maskell, 1884); Fernald 1903b: 97. change of combination
Trionymus alpinus (Maskell, 1884); Brittin 1938: 340. change of combination
Trionymus chiltoni Brittin 1938: 340. Type data: NEW ZEALAND: Cass, on Leucopogon [= Cyathodes] sp.. Lectotype, female, by subsequent designation (Cox1987,42). Type depository: Auckland: New Zealand Arthropod Collection, Landcare Research, New Zealand; junior synonym (discovered by Cox1987, 41).
Cyphonococcus alpinus (Maskell, 1884); Cox 1987: 41. change of combination

Families: 2 | Genera: 3

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Biology: Occurring on the stems of the host plant.
General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by by Cox (1987). Good description of the adult female given by Brittin (1938).