Valid Names Results

Mirococcus ostiaplurimus (Kiritchenko, 1940) (Pseudococcidae: Mirococcus)

Nomenclatural History

• Phenacoccus ostiaplurimus Kiritchenko 1940: 188. Type data: UKRAINE: Odessa Oblast, Odessa, on chestnut. Syntypes, female, Type depository: St. Petersburg: Zoological Museum, Academy of Science, Russia; accepted valid name
• Polystomophora ostiaplurima (Kiritchenko, 1940); Borchsenius 1949: 184. change of combination
• Mirococcus ostiaplurimus (Kiritchenko, 1940); Danzig & Gavrilov-Zimin 2014: 660-661. change of combination requiring emendation of specific epithet for agreement in gender

Common Names

• maple mealybug KosztaKo1988F

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 2 | Genera: 3

Foes:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• Hodgso2020: pp.32-34 ( Adult (M) ) [higher groups of Pseudococcidae]
• DanzigGa2014: pp.641-643 ( Adult (F) ) [Palaearctic Mirococcus species]
• TerGri1973: pp.109 ( Adult (F) ) [Armenia] Key as: Polystomophora ostiaplurima

Remarks

• Biology: Occurring on the trunks and branches of deciduous trees. Life cycle described by Vinis & Kozár (1981). Parasites discussed by Kosztarab (1956).
• Economic Importance: This mealybug often becomes a pest on roadside trees (Kosztarab & Kozár, 1988F).
• General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Tereznikova (1975), Kosztarab & Kozár (1988F) and by Tang (1992). Good description of the adult male and all nymphal stages given by Vinis & Kozár (1981). description of the adult female given by Borchsenius (1949).

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