Valid Names Results
Heliococcus minutus (Green, 1925) (Pseudococcidae: Heliococcus)Nomenclatural History
- Phenacoccus minutus Green 1925b: 519. Type data: ENGLAND: Channel Islands, Guernsey (L'Ancresse), on Erica cinerea. Syntypes, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name
- Heliococcus minutus (Green, 1925); Williams 1962: 29. change of combination
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 4 | Genera: 4
- Brassicaceae
- Lepidium subulatum | BenDov1994 GomezM1928 Martin1985
- Ericaceae
- Erica cinerea | BenDov1994 Green1925b
- Fabaceae
- Lamiaceae
- Thymus mastichina | Balach1935b BenDov1994 GomezM1937 Martin1985
- Thymus serpyllum | BenDov1994 Goux1933a
- Thymus vulgaris | BenDov1994 Goux1933a
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 3
- France | BenDov1994 Foldi2001 Goux1933a
- Spain | Balach1935b BenDov1994 GomezM1928 Martin1985 SancheBe2010
- United Kingdom
- Channel Islands | BenDov1994 Green1925b
Keys
- DanzigGa2014: pp.479-486 ( Adult (F) ) [Palaearctic Heliococcus species]
Remarks
- Systematics: This species is similar to Heliococcus herbaceus, but differs in the presence of conical seta in small crateriform ducts. (Danzig & Gavrilov-Zimin, 2014)
- Biology: Occurring in clusters on the underground stems of the host plant.
- General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Williams (1962). Adult female redescribed and illustrated by Gomez-Menor Ortega (1928, 1937)
Illustrations
Citations
- Balach1935b: distribution, host, 265
- BenDov1994: catalog, 183
- DanzigGa2014: diagnosis, distribution, host, key, 521-522
- Foldi2001: distribution, 303-308
- FoldiGe2018: distribution, list, 12
- GomezM1928:
- GomezM1937: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 327-332
- Goux1933a: distribution, host, 234
- Green1925b: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 519, 520
- Martin1985: distribution, host, taxonomy, 93-94
- SancheBe2010: distribution, host, 319
- Willia1962: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 29-30
- Willia2017a: catalog, list of species, 248
- WilliaMa2012: distribution, 81, 83, 91
