Valid Names Results
Dysmicoccus ambiguus (Morrison, 1925) (Pseudococcidae: Dysmicoccus)Nomenclatural History
- Pseudococcus ambiguus Morrison 1925a: 488. Type data: NEW ZEALAND: Locality and host plant not indicated. Holotype, female, Type depository: Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.
- Trionymus ambiguus (Morrison, 1925); Brittin 1938: 347. change of combination
- Dysmicoccus ambiguus (Morrison, 1925); Williams & de Boer 1973: 233. change of combination
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 19 | Genera: 20
- Acanthaceae
- Avicennia marina | BenDov1994 Cox1987 | ssp. australasica (= Avicennia resinifera)
- Apocynaceae
- Parsonsia capsularis | WilliaBo1973
- Araliaceae
- Meryta sinclairii | BenDov1994 Cox1987
- Asparagaceae
- Arthropodium | BenDov1994 Cox1987
- Asteraceae
- Brachyglottis | BenDov1994 Cox1987
- Brachyglottis hectori | WilliaBo1973 | (= Senecio hectori)
- Atherospermataceae
- Laurelia novae-zelandiae | WilliaBo1973
- Elaeocarpaceae
- Elaeocarpus hookerianus | WilliaBo1973
- Fagaceae
- Fagus | WilliaBo1973
- Griseliniaceae
- Griselinia littoralis | WilliaBo1973
- Lamiaceae
- Vitex lucens | BenDov1994 Cox1987 WilliaBo1973
- Loranthaceae
- Loranthus | WilliaBo1973
- Malvaceae
- Entelea arborescens | BenDov1994 Cox1987
- Monimiaceae
- Hedycarya arborea | BenDov1994 Cox1987 WilliaBo1973
- Myrtaceae
- Leptospermum | WilliaBo1973
- Metrosideros excelsa | BenDov1994 Cox1987
- Piperaceae
- Macropiper excelsum | WilliaBo1973
- Plantaginaceae
- Hebe | BenDov1994 Cox1987
- Rubiaceae
- Coprosma | Britti1938 WilliaBo1973
- Coprosma lucida | BenDov1994 Cox1987 | (= Coprosma australis)
- Scrophulariaceae
- Myoporum laetum | BenDov1994 Cox1987
- Solanaceae
- Solanum laciniatum | BenDov1994 Cox1987
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- New Zealand | Morris1925a
- Three Kings Islands | Cox1987
Keys
- Cox1987: pp.44 ( Adult (F) ) [New Zealand]
Remarks
- General Remarks: Good description and illustration given by Williams & de Boer and by Cox (1987). Good description of the adult female given by Brittin (1938).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDov1994: catalog, 120
- Britti1938: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 347, 348
- Cox1987: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 44, 150
- Morris1925a: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 488, 489
- Willia2013: distribution, 190
- Willia2017a: catalog, list of species, 245
- WilliaBo1973: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 232-234
