Valid Names Results

Dysmicoccus arcanus Cox, 1987 (Pseudococcidae: Dysmicoccus)

Nomenclatural History

Dysmicoccus arcanus Cox 1987: 44. Type data: NEW ZEALAND: Nelson, Mt. Robert, on roots of moss. Holotype, female, Type depository: Auckland: New Zealand Arthropod Collection, Landcare Research, New Zealand; accepted valid name Illustr.

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 4 | Genera: 3

Asteraceae

Raoulia | BenDov1994 Cox1987

Poaceae

Poaceae | BenDov1994 Cox1987

Rubiaceae

Coprosma cheesmanii | BenDov1994 Cox1987

moss

moss | Cox1987

Geographic Distribution

Countries: 1

New Zealand | BenDov1994 Cox1987

Keys

Cox1987: pp.44 ( Adult (F) ) [New Zealand]

Remarks

General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Cox (1987).

Illustrations

Citations

BenDov1994: catalog, 121
Cox1987: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 44, 151