Valid Names Results
Dactylopius zimmermanni De Lotto, 1974 (Dactylopiidae: Dactylopius)Nomenclatural History
- Dactylopius zimmermanni De Lotto 1974a: 189. Type data: ARGENTINA: Mendoza, Vargas, on Tephrocactus ovatus. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Pretoria: South African National Collection of Insects, South Africa; accepted valid name Illustr.
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 3
- Cactaceae
- Cereus aethiops | ClapsDe2001
- Maihuenia patagonica | ClapsDe2001
- Maihueniopsis darwinii | ClapsDe2001
- Maihueniopsis ovata | DeLott1974a | (= Tephrocactus ovatus)
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- Argentina
- Mendoza | BenDov1994 ClapsDe2001 DeLott1974a KozarHuFo1989
Keys
- DeHaroCl1995: pp.16-17 ( Adult (F) ) [world]
- PerezGKo1992: pp.35-36 ( Adult (F) ) [Species of Dactylopius]
- DeLott1974a: pp.173-174 ( Adult (F) ) [world]
Remarks
- General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by De Lotto (1974a) and by Perez Guerra & Kosztarab (1992). Portillo (1995) distinguished between the fine cochineal species Dactylopius coccus and a group of wild cochineal species comprising D. austrinus, D. ceylonicus, D. confertus, D. confusus, D. opuntiae, D. salmianus, D. tomentosus and D. zimmermani.
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDov2006b: catalog, taxonomy, 224
- ClapsDe2001: distribution, host, 80
- DeHaroCl1995: taxonomy, 16-17
- DeLott1974a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 189-191
- PerezGKo1992: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 72-76
- Portil1995: distribution, host, 62-65
- WilliaBe2015: taxonomy, 168
