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Pseudococcus calceolariae

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Pseudococcus calceolariae
Pseudococcus calceolariae Illustration by Douglas Williams
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Family: Pseudococcidae
Genus: Pseudococcus
Species:
P. calceolariae
Binomial name
Pseudococcus calceolariae
Maskell (1879)

Pseudococcus calceolariae[1] is a species of mealybug broadly similar to other species of Pseudococcus.[2]

Description

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The body outline of the female is elongate-oval to oval, and all stages are covered with a rather coarse, powdery, white wax.

Range

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It has been found on every continent except Antarctica.[3]

Hosts

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Pseudococcus calceolariae has been found on as many as 46 families and 89 genera of plants.[3]

Synonyms[3]

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  • Dactylopius calceolariae (Maskell, 1879); accepted valid name
  • Dactylopius similans (Lidgett, 1898); junior synonym
  • Pseudococcus calceolariae (Maskell, 1879); Fernald 1903b: 98. change of combination
  • Pseudococcus similans (Lidgett, 1898); Fernald 1903b: 109. change of combination
  • Pseudococcus fragilis (Brainm, 1912); junior synonym.
  • Pseudococcus citrophilus (Clausen, 1915); junior synonym.
  • Pseudococcus gahani Green 1915a: 179. junior synonym.
  • Erium calceolariae (Maskell, 1879); Lindinger 1935a: 122. change of combination

References

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  1. ^ "Pseudococcus calceolariae (Citrophilus Mealybug)". iNaturalist. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
  2. ^ "Pseudococcus calceolariae (Maskell) | Scale Insects". idtools.org. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Pseudococcus calceolariae (Maskell, 1879)". scalenet.info. Retrieved September 17, 2024.