Valid Names Results

Peliococcus bantu (Brain, 1915) (Pseudococcidae: Peliococcus)

Nomenclatural History

• Pseudococcus bantu Brain 1915: 137. Type data: SOUTH AFRICA: Natal, Pietermaritzburg, on crowns of grass. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Pretoria: South African National Collection of Insects, South Africa; accepted valid name Illustr.
• Peliococcus bantu (Brain, 1915); De Lotto 1964: 364. change of combination

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

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Remarks

• Biology: Living on the roots and in the crowns of grass.
• General Remarks: Good description of the adult female given by Brain (1915).

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