Valid Names Results
Hippeococcus wegneri Reyne, 1954 (Pseudococcidae: Hippeococcus)Nomenclatural History
- Hippeococcus wegneri Reyne 1954: 255. Type data: JAVA: West, Tjibodas, Botanical Gardens, from nest of Dolichoderus [= Hypoclinea] gibbifer. Holotype, female, Type depository: Leiden: Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie, The Netherlands; accepted valid name Illustr.
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 5 | Genera: 5
- Arecaceae
- Dypsis | JansenAl2023
- Asparagaceae
- Asparagus aethiopicus | Willia2002b Willia2004a | (= Asparagus sprengeri)
- Cucurbitaceae
- Cyclanthera brachystachya | BenDov1994 Reyne1954 Willia1978DJ | (= Cyclanthera explodens)
- Ebenaceae
- Diospyros kaki | BenDov1994 Willia1978DJ Willia2004a
- Piperaceae
- Piper | Willia2002b Willia2004a
Associates:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Formicidae
- Dolichoderus gibbifer | JohnsoAgDe2001
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- Indonesia
- Java | BenDov1994 Reyne1954 Willia2004a
Keys
- Willia2004a: pp.354 ( Adult (F) ) [Hippeococcus species of southern Asia]
- Willia2002b: pp.143 ( Adult (F) ) [Species of Hippeococcus]
- Tang1992: pp.81 ( Adult (F) ) [China]
- Reyne1954: pp.257 ( Adult (F) ) [Java]
Remarks
- Biology: Always found associated with ants (see Williams, 1978).
- General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Reyne (1954), Williams, (1978), Tang (1992) and by Williams (2004a). Description and illustration of first instar by Williams (1978). Description and illustration of second-instar female nymph by Williams (1978). Description and illustration of third-instar female nymph by Williams (1978).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDov1994: catalog, 195
- Buchne1965: structure, taxonomy, 274-275
- JansenAl2023: dispersal, host, 29
- Reyne1954: description, distribution, host, illustration, life history, taxonomy, 252-257
- SodanoOuSc2023: ant association, morphology, 5
- Tang1992: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 82-83
- Willia1978DJ: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 26-30
- Willia2002b: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 145-146
- Willia2004a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 353-355
- ZarkanApTu2021: distribution, host, 180
