Valid Names Results

Paracoccus deceptus Cox, 1987 (Pseudococcidae: Paracoccus)

Nomenclatural History

Paracoccus deceptus Cox 1987: 62. Type data: NEW ZEALAND: Buller, Reefton, on Gaultheria rupestris. Holotype, female, Type depository: Auckland: New Zealand Arthropod Collection, Landcare Research, New Zealand; accepted valid name Illustr.

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 3 | Genera: 3

Ericaceae

Gaultheria rupestris | BenDov1994 Cox1987

Onagraceae

Fuchsia excorticata | BenDov1994 Cox1987

Rubiaceae

Coprosma | BenDov1994 Cox1987

Geographic Distribution

Countries: 1

New Zealand | BenDov1994 Cox1987

Keys

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

Remarks

General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Cox (1987).

Illustrations

Citations

BenDov1994: catalog, 268
Cox1987: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 62-63, 176