Valid Names Results
Spilococcus andersoni (Coleman, 1903) (Pseudococcidae: Spilococcus)Nomenclatural History
- Dactylopius andersoni Coleman 1903: 62. Type data: U.S.A.: California, Lake County, on Cupressus goveniana. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name
- Dactylopius dudleyi Coleman 1903: 63. Type data: U.S.A.: California, Clear Creek, on Cupressus macnabiana. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; junior synonym (discovered by Ferris1950, 221).
- Pseudococcus andersoni (Coleman, 1903); Essig 1909a: 37. change of combination
- Pseudococcus dudleyi (Coleman, 1903); Essig 1909a: 38. change of combination
- Spilococcus andersoni (Coleman, 1903); Ferris 1950: 221. change of combination
Common Names
- Anderson mealybug BrownEa1967 McKenz1967
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 2 | Genera: 5
- Cupressaceae
- Calocedrus decurrens | BenDov1994 Colema1903 Essig1909a | (= Libocedrus decurrens)
- Cupressus goveniana | BenDov1994 Colema1903 Essig1909a
- Cupressus macnabiana | BenDov1994 Essig1909a McKenz1967
- Cupressus macrocarpa | BenDov1994 McKenz1967
- Cupressus nootkatensis | BenDov1994 Ferris1950b | (= Chamaecyparis nootkatensis)
- Juniperus | BenDov1994 McKenz1967
- Sequoia sempervirens | BenDov1994 McKenz1967
- Taxaceae
- Torreya californica | BenDov1994 Ferris1950b
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- United States
- California | BenDov1994 BrownEa1967 Colema1903 Essig1909a Ferris1950b
Keys
- MillerMc1973: pp.523 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
- McKenz1967: pp.412 ( Adult (F) ) [U.S.A., California]
- McKenz1962: pp.679 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
- McKenz1960: pp.757 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
- Ferris1953a: pp.463 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
- Ferris1950b: pp.220 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
Remarks
- Biology: Occurring on the foliage of its host plant.
- General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Ferris (1950b) and by McKenzie (1967). Ferris (1918d) erroneously synonymized Dactylopius andersoni and D. dudleyi Coleman with D. ryani Coquillett.
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDov1994: catalog, 483-484
- BrownEa1967: distribution, economic importance, host, 14
- Colema1903: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 62-64
- Essig1909a: distribution, host, 37, 38
- Ferris1950b: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 221-222
- McKenz1967: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 412-414
- Willia2017a: catalog, list of species, 246
- WilliaBe2015: taxonomy, 162