Valid Names Results
Ripersiella mediatlantica Matile-Ferrero, 1976 (Rhizoecidae: Ripersiella)Nomenclatural History
- Ripersiella mediatlantica Matile-Ferrero 1976: 305. Type data: SAINTE-HELENE ISLAND: High Central Ridge, on Cabbage tree. Holotype, female, Type depository: Tervuren: Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Section d'Entomologie, Belgium; accepted valid name Illustr.
- Rhizoecus mediatlanticus (Matile-Ferrero, 1976); Ben-Dov 1994: 462. change of combination
- Ripersiella mediatlantica Matile-Ferrero, 1976; Kozár & Konczné Benedicty 2003: 236. revived combination (previously published)
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Araliaceae
- Cussonia | BenDov1994 Matile1976
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- Saint Helena | BenDov1994 Matile1976
Keys
- KozarKo2007: pp.386-390 ( Adult (F) ) [Ripersiella species of the world]
- KozarKo2004: pp.325-328 ( Adult (F) ) [Ripersiella species of the world]
Remarks
- Biology: The St Helens mealybug R. mediatlantica is restricted to higher altitudes on a small island and is considered critically endangered. (Moir, 2020)
- General Remarks: Description and illustration of the adult female given by Matile-Ferrero (1976) and by Kozár & Konczné Benedicty (2007).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDov1994: catalog, taxonomy, 462
- KozarKo2003: taxonomy, 236
- KozarKo2004: taxonomy, 325-330
- KozarKo2007: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 497-499
- Matile1976: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 305-307
