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Phenacoccus eschscholtziae McKenzie

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Phenacoccus eschscholtziae McKenzie, 1961: 30. Type data: U.S.A.: California, Riverside County, Box Springs Canyon, near Shavers Well, on Eschscholtzia sp. Holotype female. Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA. Described: female. Illust.

Phenacoccus advena McKenzie, 1964: 241. Type data: MEXICO: State of Queretaro, Cadereyta, on Echeveria sp. Holotype female. Type depository: Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA. Described: female. Illust. Synonymy by McKenzie, 1967: 244.

Phenacoccus milleri McKenzie, 1964: 251. Type data: U.S.A.: California, San Bernardino County, Joshua Tree, on Salvia columbariae. Holotype female. Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA. Described: female. Illust. Synonymy by McKenzie, 1967: 244.

COMMON NAME: California poppy mealybug [McKenz1961, McKenz1967].



HOSTS: Asteraceae: Coreopsis californica [McKenz1967, BenDov1994], Haplopappus venetus [Miller1971a, BenDov1994], Layia glandulosa [McKenz1967, BenDov1994], Malacothrix glabrata [McKenz1967, BenDov1994]. Boraginaceae: Amsinckia [McKenz1967, BenDov1994], Cryptantha augustifolia [McKenz1967, BenDov1994]. Cistaceae: Helianthemum scoparium [McKenz1967, BenDov1994]. Crassulaceae: Echeveria [McKenz1964, WilliaGr1992, BenDov1994]. Fabaceae: Lotus argophyllus [Miller1974a, BenDov1994]. Geraniaceae: Erodium cicutarium [McKenz1967, BenDov1994]. Hydrophyllaceae: Nama demissum [McKenz1967, BenDov1994]. Lamiaceae: Salvia columbariae [McKenz1964, McKenz1967, BenDov1994]. Papaveraceae: Eschscholtzia [McKenz1961, BenDov1994]. Plantaginaceae: Plantago [McKenz1967, BenDov1994]. Poaceae: Ammophila arenaria [Marott1987a, BenDov1994]. Polygonaceae: Eriogonum [McKenz1967, BenDov1994], Rumex hymenopsepalus [McKenz1967, BenDov1994].

DISTRIBUTION: Nearctic: Mexico [McKenz1964, WilliaGr1992, BenDov1994, GranarSz2007]; United States of America (California [McKenz1961, McKenz1964, Miller1971a, BenDov1994]). Palaearctic: Italy [Marott1987a, LongoMaPe1995, BenDov1994].

BIOLOGY: Occurring on the crowns or underground portion of its host plant.

GENERAL REMARKS: Description and illustration of adult female by McKenzie (1967), Williams & Granara de Willink (1992) and by Granara & Szumik (2007).

STRUCTURE: Colour photograph given by McKenzie (1967).

KEYS: Granara de Willink & Szumik 2007: 41-43 (female) [Phencoccus species of South America]; Williams & Granara de Willink 1992: 349 (female) [Central and South America]; McKenzie 1967: 216 (female) [U.S.A., California]; McKenzie 1964: 241 (female) [North America]; McKenzie 1961: 28 (female) [North America].

CITATIONS: BenDov1994 [catalogue: 317]; GranarSz2007 [taxonomy, description, illustration, host, distribution: 61,68]; LongoMaPe1995 [distribution: 119]; Marott1987a [host, distribution: 110]; McKenz1961 [taxonomy, description, illustration, host, distribution: 30-31]; McKenz1964 [taxonomy, description, illustration, host, distribution: 251-253]; McKenz1967 [taxonomy, description, illustration, host, distribution: 244-247]; Miller1971a [host, distribution: 299]; Miller1974a [host, distribution: 196]; WilliaGr1992 [taxonomy, description, illustration, host, distribution: 356, 358, 359].



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