Valid Names Results
Rhizoecus maritimus (Cockerell, 1894) (Rhizoecidae: Rhizoecus)Nomenclatural History
- Ripersia maritima Cockerell 1894p: 42. Type data: U.S.A.: New York, Long Island, on Spartina. Lectotype, female, by subsequent designation (Hamble1976,35). Type depository: Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name
- Ripersiella maritima (Cockerell, 1894); Cockerell 1899m: 278. change of combination
- Morrisonella maritima (Cockerell, 1894); Hambleton 1946: 31. change of combination
- Rhizoecus maritimus (Cockerell, 1894); Ferris 1953a: 452. change of combination
Common Names
- sea-coast ground mealybug Koszta1996
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 4 | Genera: 4
- Aizoaceae
- Faucaria tigrina | BenDov1994 Hamble1973
- Asteraceae
- Iva frutescens | BenDov1994 Hamble1976
- Poaceae
- Spartina alterniflora | BenDov1994 Hamble1976
- Spartina patens | BenDov1994 Hamble1976
- Rhizophoraceae
- Rhizophora mangle | BenDov1994 Hamble1973
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- United States
- Florida | BenDov1994 Hamble1973
- Maryland | Koszta1996
- Massachusetts | BenDov1994 Hamble1976
- New Jersey | BenDov1994 Hamble1976
- New York | BenDov1994 Cocker1894p
Keys
- KozarKo2007: pp.132-137 ( Adult (F) ) [world]
- Koszta1996: pp.203 ( Adult (F) ) [Northeastern North USA]
- Hamble1979: pp.149 ( Adult (F) ) [U.S.A., Florida]
- Hamble1978: pp.157 ( Adult (F) ) [America]
- Hamble1976: pp.9 ( Adult (F) ) [World]
- Hamble1973: pp.63 ( Adult (F) ) [U.S.A., Florida]
- McKenz1967: pp.371 ( Adult (F) ) [U.S.A., California]
- McKenz1962: pp.671 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
- McKenz1961: pp.42 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
- McKenz1960: pp.742 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
- Ferris1953a: pp.427 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
- Hamble1946: pp.16 ( Adult (F) ) [World]
Remarks
- Biology: Occurring on the roots of its host plant, between tide marks.
- General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Ferris (1953a), Hambleton (1976) and by Kozár & Konczné Benedicty (2007).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDov1994: catalog, 461-462
- Cocker1894p: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 42
- Cocker1899m: taxonomy, 278
- Ferris1953a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 452-453
- Hamble1946: distribution, host, taxonomy, 31
- Hamble1973: distribution, host, taxonomy, 68
- Hamble1976: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 34-35, 75-76
- Koszta1996: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 203, 204
- KozarKo2007: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 257-259
