Valid Names Results
Vryburgia viator (De Lotto, 1961) (Pseudococcidae: Vryburgia)Nomenclatural History
- Trionymus viator De Lotto 1961: 236. Type data: SOUTH AFRICA: intercepted in Nairobi, Kenya on Pyrus malus, 3/22/1941, by R.H. LePelley. Holotype, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Notes: We have no evidence that the species occurs in Kenya and this citation was the result of a mistaken interpretation of De Lotto, 1961 (Gillian Watson personal communication February 4, 2019).
- Vryburgia viator (De Lotto, 1961); De Lotto 1967: 22. change of combination
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Rosaceae
- Malus domestica | BenDov1994 DeLott1961 | (= Pyrus malus)
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 2
- Kenya | BenDov1994
- South Africa | DeLott1961
Keys
- DeLott1967: pp.22 ( Adult (F) ) [South Africa]
Remarks
- General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by De Lotto (1961).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDov1994: catalog, 541
- DeLott1961: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 236
- DeLott1967: taxonomy, 22
- Watson2021: distribution, 527
