Valid Names Results

Pilococcus miscanthi Takahashi, 1928 (Pseudococcidae: Pilococcus)

Nomenclatural History

• Pilococcus miscanthi Takahashi 1928a: 257. Type data: TAIWAN: Urai and Takeyama, on Miscanthus sp.. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Taichung: Entomology Collection, Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute, Wu-feng, Taichung, Taiwan; Tbilisi: Plant Protection Institute, Republic of Georgia; Yerevan: Zoological Institute, Academy of Sciences of Armenia, Armenia; accepted valid name

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Associates:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

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Remarks

• Biology: Protected by the ant Crematogaster rogenhoferi.
• General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Takahashi (1928a). Good description of the adult female given by Tang (1992).

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