Valid Names Results

Nipaecoccus ankaratrae (Mamet, 1954) (Pseudococcidae: Nipaecoccus)

Nomenclatural History

• Ripersia ankaratrae Mamet 1954: 38. Type data: MADAGASCAR: Perinet Forestry Station and Ankaratra, on Gramineae and Cyperaceae. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Paris: Museum National d'Histoire naturelle, France; accepted valid name Illustr.
• Nipaecoccus ankaratrae (Mamet, 1954); Matile-Ferrero & Ben-Dov 1995: 258. change of combination

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 2 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

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Remarks

• Biology: Living on roots of its host plant.
• General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Mamet (1954). The new combination by Matile-Ferrero & Ben-Dov (1995) was based on characters of the species as observed in the type-series and as given in Mamet (1954).

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