Valid Names Results
Dysmicoccus roseotinctus (Cockerell & Cockerell, 1901) (Pseudococcidae: Dysmicoccus)Nomenclatural History
- Dactylopius roseotinctus Cockerell & Cockerell 1901: 336. Type data: U.S.A.: New Mexico, Romeroville, on grass. Holotype, female, Type depository: Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name Notes: Type material not traced, see Williams & Granara de Willink (1992).
- Pseudococcus roseotinctus (Cockerell & Cockerell, 1901); Cockerell 1902s: 316. change of combination
- Dysmicoccus roseotinctus (Cockerell & Cockerell, 1901); Ferris 1953a: 341. change of combination
Common Names
- rose-colored mealybug MillerMc1973
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Poaceae
- Poaceae | BenDov1994 CockerCo1901 Ferris1953a MillerMc1973
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- United States
- New Mexico | BenDov1994 CockerCo1901 Ferris1953a McKenz1967
Keys
- MillerMc1973: pp.503, 505 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
- McKenz1967: pp.157 ( Adult (F) ) [U.S.A., California]
- McKenz1964: pp.231 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
- McKenz1962: pp.644 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
- Ferris1953a: pp.332 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
- Ferris1953a: pp.343 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
Remarks
- Biology: Living on grass roots.
- General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Ferris (1953a) and by Miller & McKenzie (1973).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDov1994: catalog, 142
- Cocker1902s: 316
- CockerCo1901: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 336, 337
- Ferris1953a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 341, 342
- MillerMc1973: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 513-515
- MillerPo1997: taxonomy, 458-459
- WilliaBe2015: taxonomy, 166
