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Mycococcus coperniciae Ferris, 1952 (Asterolecaniidae: Mycococcus)

Nomenclatural History

• Mycococcus coperniciae Ferris 1952: 2. Type data: CUBA: Province Las Villas, near Santa Clara, on a palm, Copernicia hospita; collected in summer 1951, by Dr. B.E. Dahlgren.. Syntypes, female and first instar, by original designation Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.

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Families: 1 | Genera: 1

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Remarks

• Systematics: Ferris (1952) also described on page 3, the species Colobopyga coperniciae Ferris that has the same type data as Mycococcus coperniciae Ferris. Colobopyga coperniciae belongs to the family Halimococcidae.
• General Remarks: Description and illustration of first instar nymph and adult female by Ferris (1952; 1955a).

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