Valid Names Results
Spilococcus pressus Ferris, 1950 (Pseudococcidae: Spilococcus)Nomenclatural History
- Spilococcus pressus Ferris 1950b: 235. Type data: U.S.A.: California, Santa Cruz County, Big Creek, on Viola sarmentosa. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.
Common Names
- pressus mealybug McKenz1967
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 8 | Genera: 12
- Apocynaceae
- Nerium oleander | BenDov1994 McKenz1967
- Asteraceae
- Achillea millefolium | BenDov1994 McKenz1967
- Chloracantha spinosa | BenDov1994 McKenz1967 | (= Aster spinosus)
- Symphyotrichum chilense | BenDov1994 McKenz1967 | (= Aster chilensis)
- Boraginaceae
- Phacelia | BenDov1994 McKenz1967
- Crassulaceae
- Crassula | BenDov1994 McKenz1967
- Lamiaceae
- Stachys bullata | BenDov1994 Ferris1950b
- Malvaceae
- Alcea rosea | BenDov1994 McKenz1967 | (= Althaea rosea)
- Gossypium | BenDov1994 McKenz1967
- Sida | BenDov1994 McKenz1967
- Onagraceae
- Oenothera | BenDov1994 McKenz1967
- Violaceae
- Viola sempervirens | BenDov1994 Ferris1950b | (= Viola sarmentosa)
Foes:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Encyrtidae
- Pseudaphycus abstrusus | Rosen1981a
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- United States
- California | BenDov1994 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.464 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
- Ferris1950b: pp.220 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
Remarks
- Biology: Occurring on the crown of its host plant.
- General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Ferris (1950b) and by McKenzie (1967).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDov1994: catalog, 491-492
- Ferris1950b: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 235-236
- McKenz1967: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 442-444
- Rosen1981a: biological control, distribution, host, 258
