Valid Names Results
Perissopneumon ferox Newstead, 1900 (Monophlebidae: Perissopneumon)Nomenclatural History
- Perissopneumon ferox Newstead 1900: 250. Type data: INDIA: N. Konkan, "kept in special nests, built for the purpose, by Oecophylla smaragdina"; collected by Wroughton, Ex Coll, Wasmann, 1899.. Syntypes, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.
- Stigmacoccus ferox (Newstead, 1900); Cockerell 1902q: 233. change of combination
- Perissopneumon ferox Newstead, 1900; Morrison 1928: 135. revived combination (previously published)
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 3 | Genera: 3
- Annonaceae
- Annona squamosa | ShuklaTa1984a
- Meliaceae
- Melia azedarach | Rao1950a | (= Azadirachta indica)
- Rutaceae
- Citrus | Rao1950a
Foes:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Coccinellidae
- Novius fumidus | Pooran2023
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 2
- India | Newste1900 Rao1950a
- Karnataka | ShuklaTa1984a
- Kerala | Varshn1992
- Maharashtra | Varshn1992
- Tamil Nadu | Varshn1992
- Uttar Pradesh | SrivasVe1985
- Pakistan | Varshn1992
Keys
- DasDa2022: pp.8 ( Adult (F) ) [species of Perissopneumon]
- TangHa1995: pp.140, 613 ( Adult (F) ) [Asia]
Remarks
- Structure: Adult female elliptical, length about 9 mm, greatest width about 6 mm (Rao, 1950a).
- Biology: Collected from nests of the ant, Oecophylla smaragdina (Newstead, 1900; Green, 1908a).
- General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Newstead (1900), Rao (1950a) and by Tang & Hao (1995).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDov2005a: catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, 260-261
- Cocker1902q: distribution, taxonomy, 233
- DasDa2022: diagnosis, key, taxonomy, 8
- Fernal1903b: 20
- Foldi2001a: taxonomy, 213
- Green1908a: distribution, host, 19
- KondoKa1995a: distribution, host, 97-98
- KondoWa2022a: distribution, host, list, 22
- Morris1928: taxonomy, 135,138,223
- Newste1900: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 250-251
- Pooran2023: natural enemies, 23
- Rao1950a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 114-116
- ShuklaTa1984a: distribution, host, 31
- Srivas1997a: control, distribution, economic importance, host,
- SrivasVe1985: distribution, host, 184-186
- TangHa1995: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 141
- Varshn1992: distribution, host, 23
- Yang1982: distribution, host, taxonomy, 28
