Valid Names Results

Lenania De Lotto, 1964 (Pseudococcidae)

Nomenclatural History

• Lenania De Lotto 1964: 353. Type species: Lenania prisca De Lotto by monotypy and original designation . accepted valid name

Remarks

• Systematics: Subfamily: Pseudococcinae (Choi & Lee, 2022)
• Structure: Marginal cerarii entirely absent; outline of the bocy broadly elliptical; antennae 6- to 8-segmented;legs well developed, stout, without ungual denticle; either side of trochanters with three sensoria; anal ring subapical, formed by a heavily chitinized ring devoid of ells and apparently without setae. (De Lotto, 1964)
• General Remarks: Good definition and characters given by De Lotto (1964).

Keys

• LagowsGoHo2022: pp.5-6 ( Adult (F) ) [Afrotropical mealybugs that lack cerarii]
• Millar2002: pp.189-195 ( Adult (F) ) [Pseudococcidae genera of South Africa]

Associated References

• BenDov1994: catalog, pp. 213
• DeLott1964: description, taxonomy, pp. 353
• LagowsGoHo2022: key, pp. 6
• Millar2002: taxonomy, pp. 185-233

2 Species