Valid Names Results

Melanesicoccus myrmecariae Williams & Watson, 1990 (Coccidae: Melanesicoccus)

Nomenclatural History

• Melanesicoccus myrmecariae Williams & Watson 1990: 116. Type data: SOLOMON ISLANDS: Malaita Province, Malaita, Baunani, on bark of 'be-be-ro' in galleries of Iridomyrmex sp.. Holotype, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Associates:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• WilliaWa1990: pp.113 ( Adult (F) ) [Tropical South Pacific]

Remarks

• Biology: Found in galleries of an ant, Iridomyrmex sp. (Williams & Watson, 1990).
• General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Williams & Watson (1990).

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