Valid Names Results

Nesopedronia hawaiiensis (Ferris, 1948) (Pseudococcidae: Nesopedronia)

Nomenclatural History

• Pedronia hawaiiensis Ferris 1948: 168. Type data: HAWAII: Oahu, Mount Lanipo, on Gleichenia linearis. Holotype, female, Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.
• Nesopedronia hawaiiensis (Ferris, 1948); Beardsley 1971c: 43. change of combination

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• Hodgso2020: pp.32-34 ( Adult (M) ) [higher groups of Pseudococcidae]
• Beards1960: pp.214 ( Adult (M) ) [Hawaii]
• Zimmer1948: pp.168 ( Adult (F) ) [Hawaii]

Remarks

• Structure: Nur et al. (1987) reported chromosome number 2n=10
• Biology: Found in the tight terminal coils of the fronds of the host (Ferris in Zimmerman, 1948).
• General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Ferris in Zimmerman (1948) and by Beardsley (1957a). Good description and illustration of the adult male given by Beardsley (1960).

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