Ferrisia malvastra

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Coccoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Cladus: Allotriocarida
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Paraneoptera
Superordo: Condylognatha
Ordo: Hemiptera
Subordo: Sternorrhyncha
Superfamilia: Coccoidea

Familia: Pseudococcidae
Subfamilia: Pseudococcinae
Genus: Ferrisia
Species: Ferrisia malvastra

Name

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  • Ferrisia malvastra (McDaniel, 1962: 323)
Holotype: BME, adult ♀, “Holotype ♀ / UC Davis Type# 1502 / Heliococcus / malvastrus / B. McDaniel / Brownsville Texas / June 16, 1961 / Ex. Malvastrum / sp. / M.F. Schuster coll. / B. McDaniel Det.” and “U.C. Davis / TYPE / 1502”.
Type locality: Brownsville Texas, U.S.A.

Mentions

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  • Heliococcus malvastrus McDaniel, 1962: 323.
  • Heliococcus malvastrus; McKenzie, 1967: 181. Incorrect synonymy with D. virgatus.
  • Ferrisia consobrina Williams & Watson, 1988: 77. Synonymy by Williams, 1996: 5.
  • Ferrisia malvastra; Williams, 1996: 5. Revived status and change of combination; Kaydan & Gullan, 2012: 32, fig 12.

References

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  • McDaniel, B., 1962: A new species of scale insect from the Rio Grande Valley, Texas (Pseudococcidae, Coccoidea). Texas Journal of Science, 14: 323–327.

  • Kaydan, M.B.; Gullan, P.J. 2012: A taxonomic revision of the mealybug genus Ferrisia Fullaway (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), with descriptions of eight new species and a new genus. Zootaxa 3543: 1–65. Preview PDF Reference page