Valid Names Results

Puto albicans McKenzie, 1967 (Putoidae: Puto)

Nomenclatural History

• Puto albicans McKenzie 1967: 329. Type data: U.S.A.: California, El Dorado County, near Placerville, on Arctostaphylos sp. and Ceanothus cuneatus. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.

Common Names

• white mealybug McKenz1967

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 2 | Genera: 2

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• PowellMi2024: pp.303-304 ( Adult (F) ) [New World Puto species]
• PowellMi2024: pp.304-305 ( Adult (M) ) [Puto species]
• McKenz1967: pp.328 ( Adult (F) ) [U.S.A., California]

Remarks

• Biology: Adult females occurring predominently on the stems of their host plant, whereas the males occur on the foliage.
• General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by McKenzie (1967). See colour illustration of the adult female in McKenzie (1967).

Illustrations

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