Valid Names Results

Paracoccus melanesicus Williams & Watson, 1988 (Pseudococcidae: Paracoccus)

Nomenclatural History

Paracoccus melanesicus Williams & Watson 1988a: 142. Type data: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Morobe Province, Buso, on Litsea sp.. Holotype, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Lauraceae

Litsea | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a

Geographic Distribution

Countries: 2

Papua New Guinea | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a

Vanuatu (=New Hebrides) | BenDov1994 WilliaWa1988a

Keys

WilliaWa1988a: pp.138 ( Adult (F) ) [Tropical South Pacific Region]

Remarks

General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Williams & Watson (1988a).

Illustrations

Citations

BenDov1994: catalog, 273
WilliaWa1988a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 142-144