Valid Names Results
Laingiococcus painei (Laing, 1930) (Pseudococcidae: Laingiococcus)Nomenclatural History
- Heterococcus painei Laing 1930: 20. Type data: SOLOMON ISLANDS: on coconut. Lectotype, female, by subsequent designation (WilliaWa1988a,89). Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.
- Phenacoccus horridus Green 1933: 4. nomen nudum (discovered by Willia1960, 402). Notes: Incorrect citation of Green as the author.
- Laingiococcus painei (Laing, 1930); Morrison 1945: 54. change of combination
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 7 | Genera: 7
- Annonaceae
- Annona muricata | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a
- Arecaceae
- Cocos nucifera | BenDov1994 Laing1930 WilliaWa1988a
- Lamiaceae
- Gmelina moluccana | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a
- Malvaceae
- Theobroma cacao | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a
- Moraceae
- Ficus | BenDov1994 Willia1960 WilliaWa1988a
- Ficus septica | BenDov1994 Willia1960
- Primulaceae
- Maesa | BenDov1994 Willia1960 WilliaWa1988a
- Rutaceae
- Citrus | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 2
- Papua New Guinea | WilliaWa1988a
- Solomon Islands | BenDov1994 Laing1930 Willia1960 WilliaWa1988a
Keys
Remarks
- Biology: Often tended by and found in the nests of ants Oecophylla smaragdina.
- General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Laing (1930), Williams (1960) and by Williams & Watson (1988a).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDov1994: catalog, 210
- Laing1930: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 20-21
- Morris1945: taxonomy, 54
- Tang1992: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 492
- Willia1960: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 400-402
- Willia2017a: catalog, list of species, 249
- WilliaWa1988a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 88-89
