Valid Names Results

Trionymus claviger (King & Tinsley, 1897) (Pseudococcidae: Trionymus)

Nomenclatural History

• Dactylopius claviger King & Tinsley 1897: 150. Type data: U.S.A.: Massachusetts, Andover, in ants' nests, on grass roots. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name
• Pseudococcus claviger (King & Tinsley, 1897); Fernald 1903b: 99. change of combination
• Trionymus claviger (King & Tinsley, 1897); Ferris 1953a: 484. change of combination

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Associates:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• Koszta1996: pp.218 ( Adult (F) ) [Northeastern North USA]
• MillerMc1973: pp.530 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
• McKenz1967: pp.461 ( Adult (F) ) [U.S.A., California]
• McKenz1961: pp.48 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
• McKenz1960: pp.765 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
• Ferris1953a: pp.483 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]

Remarks

• Biology: Originally described as 'completely concealed in a round ball of cottony down, attached to the roots of grass entering the ants' nest, under a stone'. Found in the nests of Lasius claviger and L. americanus.
• General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Ferris (1953a).

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