Valid Names Results
Philephedra ephedrae (Cockerell, 1898) (Coccidae: Philephedra)Nomenclatural History
- Pulvinaria ephedrae Cockerell 1898h: 24. Type data: U.S.A.: New Mexico, Mesilla Park, on Ephedra sp.. Lectotype, female, by subsequent designation (NakahaGi1985,16). Type depository: Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name
- Pulvinaria (Philephedra) ephedrae; Cockerell 1898h: 24. subsequent use
- Philephedra ephedrae (Cockerell, 1898); Cockerell 1902k: 451. change of combination
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Ephedraceae
- Ephedra | Cocker1898u Ferris1919a Hodgso1994a
- Ephedra antisyphilitica | Hodgso1994a | (= Ephedra texana)
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- United States
- California | Ferris1919a Hodgso1994a
- Nevada | NakahaGi1985
- New Mexico | Ferris1919a
- Texas | NakahaGi1985
Keys
Remarks
- General Remarks: Good description and illustration of adult female by Nakahara & Gill (1985) and by Hodgson (1994a). Distribution in California (Los Angeles County, 3 miles NE Wrightwood), Nevada (Nye County, Ichthyosaur State Park), Texas (Kent County, Clairmont).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDov1993: catalog, 230
- Cocker1898m: distribution, host, taxonomy, 24
- Cocker1899a: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 395
- Cocker1902k: distribution, host, taxonomy, 451
- Fernal1903b: catalog, 145
- Ferris1919a: catalog, 39-40
- Gill1988: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 71-72
- Hodgso1994a: distribution, host, 459-462
- NakahaGi1985: distribution, host, taxonomy, 16-18
