| Pseudococcus calceolariae | |
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| Pseudococcus calceolariae Illustration by Douglas Williams | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
| Family: | Pseudococcidae |
| Genus: | Pseudococcus |
| Species: | P. calceolariae
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudococcus calceolariae Maskell (1879)
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Pseudococcus calceolariae1 is a species of mealybug broadly similar to other species of Pseudococcus.2
Description
The body outline of the female is elongate-oval to oval, and all stages are covered with a rather coarse, powdery, white wax.
Range
It has been found on every continent except Antarctica.3
Hosts
Pseudococcus calceolariae has been found on as many as 46 families and 89 genera of plants.3
Synonyms
Source:3
- 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
References
- "Pseudococcus calceolariae (Citrophilus Mealybug)". iNaturalist. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- "Pseudococcus calceolariae (Maskell) | Scale Insects". idtools.org. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- "Pseudococcus calceolariae (Maskell, 1879)". scalenet.info. Retrieved September 17, 2024.