Valid Names Results

Volvicoccus alpinus Matile-Ferrero, 1983 (Pseudococcidae: Volvicoccus)

Nomenclatural History

• Volvicoccus alpinus Matile-Ferrero 1983: 635. Type data: SWITZERLAND: Parc national des Grisons, on Sesleria caerulea. Holotype, female, Type depository: Paris: Museum National d'Histoire naturelle, France; accepted valid name Illustr.
• Balanococcus alpinus (Matile-Ferrero, 1983); Tang 1992: 129. change of combination
• Volvicoccus alpinus Matile-Ferrero, 1983; Ben-Dov 1994: 537. revived combination (previously published)

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• Tang1992: pp.128 ( Adult (F) ) [Palaearctic & Oriental regions]

Remarks

• General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Matile-Ferrero (1983). Good description of the adult female given by Tang (1992). The original description of this species was based on the holotype and 3 paratypes, all of the female last larval instar.

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