Valid Names Results

Halococcus formicarii Takahashi, 1951 (Coccidae: Halococcus)

Nomenclatural History

Halococcus formicarii Takahashi 1951: 1. Type data: MALAYSIA: Morib, Port Swettenham, Selangor, Port Dickson, on Sonneratia cascolaris, S. alba and on Avicennia sp.. Lectotype, female, by subsequent designation (Hodgso1994a,275). Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 2 | Genera: 2

Acanthaceae

Avicennia | Takaha1951

Lythraceae

Sonneratia alba | Takaha1951
Sonneratia caseolaris | Takaha1951

Associates:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Formicidae

Crematogaster | Takaha1951 Takaha1951a

Geographic Distribution

Countries: 1

Malaysia | Hodgso1994a

Keys

Remarks

Biology: Found in hollows made by ants, Crematogaster sp. in branches of the host plants (Takahashi, 1951a).
General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Tang (1991) and by Hodgson (1994a).

Illustrations

Citations

BenDov1993: catalog, 144
Hodgso1990: taxonomy, 220
Hodgso1994a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 275-278
Hodgso1995: structure, 54
Takaha1951: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 1-3
Tang1991: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 180
Willia2017b: list of species, 599