Valid Names Results

Peliococcus flaveolus (Cockerell, 1896) (Pseudococcidae: Peliococcus)

Nomenclatural History

• Ripersia flaveola Cockerell 1896m: 224. Type data: U.S.A.: Massachusetts, Methuen, with Lasius claviger. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name
• Ripersia cockerelli King & Tinsley 1898: 297. Type data: U.S.A.: Massachusetts, Andover, in nests of Lasius flavus under stone. Syntypes, female, Type depository: New York: American Museum of Natural History, Department of Entomology Collection, New York, USA; junior synonym (discovered by Ferris1953a, 398).
• Ripersia minimus Tinsley & King 1899: 57. Type data: U.S.A.: Massachusetts, South Lawrence, from nests of Lasius americanus. Syntypes, female, Type depository: New York: American Museum of Natural History, Department of Entomology Collection, New York, USA; junior synonym (discovered by Ferris1953a, 398).
• Pseudococcus cockerelli (King & Tinsley, 1898); Fernald 1903b: 100. change of combination
• Phenacoccus flaveolus (Cockerell, 1896); Ferris 1953a: 398. change of combination
• Peliococcus flaveolus (Cockerell, 1896); Kosztarab 1996: 146. Type depository: Bet Dagan: Department of Entomology, The Volcani Center, Israel; change of combination

Common Names

• myrmecophile mealybug Koszta1996

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Associates:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• Koszta1996: pp.146 ( Adult (F) ) [Northeastern North USA]
• McKenz1967: pp.215 ( Adult (F) ) [U.S.A., California]
• McKenz1964: pp.239 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
• McKenz1961: pp.26 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
• McKenz1960: pp.714 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
• Ferris1953a: pp.395 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]

Remarks

• Biology: Commonly collected from roots with associated ants, Lasius americanus, L. flavus and L. claviger.
• General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Ferris (1953a) and by Kosztarab (1996).

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