Valid Names Results

Paracoccus acaenae Cox, 1987 (Pseudococcidae: Paracoccus)

Nomenclatural History

Paracoccus acaenae Cox 1987: 56. Type data: NEW ZEALAND: Nelson, Motueka, on Acaena sp.. Holotype, female, Type depository: Auckland: New Zealand Arthropod Collection, Landcare Research, New Zealand; accepted valid name Illustr.

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Rosaceae

Acaena | BenDov1994 Cox1987
Acaena anserinifolia | BenDov1994 Cox1987 | (= Acaena sanguisorbae)

Geographic Distribution

Countries: 1

New Zealand | BenDov1994 Cox1987

Keys

Cox1987: pp.55 ( Adult (F) ) [New Zealand]

Remarks

Biology: Found on the roots of host plants.
General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Cox (1987).

Illustrations

Citations

BenDov1994: catalog, 264
Cox1987: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 56-57, 166