Valid Names Results
Puto lasiorum (Cockerell, 1901) (Putoidae: Puto)Nomenclatural History
- Ceroputo lasiorum Cockerell 1901j: 166. Type data: U.S.A.: New Mexico, Las Vegas, in nests of Lasius [= Acanthomyops] interjectus under rocks. Holotype, female, Type depository: Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name Notes: See Miller and McKenzie (1973) for type data.
- Ceroputo lassiorum Cockerell, 1901; MacGillivray 1921: 144. misspelling of species epithet
- Puto lasiorum (Cockerell, 1901); Essig 1926: 286. change of combination
Common Names
- dorsal-cerarius mealybug MillerMc1973
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 3 | Genera: 4
- Asparagaceae
- Yucca | BenDov1994 Ferris1950b
- Asteraceae
- Ambrosia artemisiifolia | BenDov1994 Ferris1950b
- Haplopappus | BenDov1994 WilliaGr1992
- Geraniaceae
- Geraniaceae | BenDov1994 WilliaGr1992
Associates:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Formicidae
- Lasius | Cocker1901j | (= Acanthomyops)
- Lasius alienus | MillerMc1973
- Lasius interjectus | Cocker1901j | (= Acanthomyops interjectus)
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 2
- Mexico | BenDov1994 WilliaGr1992
- United States
- Colorado | BenDov1994 Ferris1950b
- New Mexico | BenDov1994 Cocker1901j
- Texas | BenDov1994 Ferris1950b
Keys
- PowellMi2024: pp.303-304 ( Adult (F) ) [New World Puto species]
- WilliaGr1992: pp.469 ( Adult (F) ) [Central and South America]
- McKenz1967: pp.328 ( Adult (F) ) [U.S.A., California]
- McKenz1961: pp.33 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
- McKenz1960: pp.731 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
- Ferris1950b: pp.192 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
Remarks
- Biology: Living in the crowns of its host plants, and found under rocks and in ants's nests; Acanthomyops sp., A. interjectus and Lasius alienus.
- General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Ferris (1950b), Miller & McKenzie (1973) and by Williams & Granara de Willink (1992).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDov1994: catalog, 425
- Essig1926: taxonomy, 286
- Ferris1950b: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 206-207
- MacGil1921: taxonomy, 144
- MillerMc1973: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 516-518
- WilliaGr1992: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 479, 481, 482
