Valid Names Results

Spilococcus nototrichus Miller & McKenzie, 1971 (Pseudococcidae: Spilococcus)

Nomenclatural History

• Spilococcus nototrichus Miller & McKenzie 1971: 590. Type data: U.S.A.: California, Orange County, Newport Beach (Black Bay), on Eriogonum sp.. Holotype, female, Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name

Common Names

• dorsal-spine mealybug MillerMc1971

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• MillerMc1973: pp.523 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
• MillerMc1971: pp.590 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]

Remarks

• Biology: Living on the main roots of its host plants.
• General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Miller & McKenzie (1971).

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