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Spilococcus parkeri McKenzieNOMENCLATURE:
Spilococcus parkeri McKenzie, 1962: 683. Type data: U.S.A.: Nevada, Lincoln County, Pioche, on Gutierrezia microcephala. Holotype female. Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA. Described: female. Illust.
COMMON NAME: Parker mealybug [McKenz1967].
HOSTS: Asteraceae: Gutierrezia californica [McKenz1967, BenDov1994], Gutierrezia microcephala [McKenz1962, BenDov1994]. Euphorbiaceae: Stillingia linearifolia [McKenz1967, BenDov1994].
DISTRIBUTION: Nearctic: United States of America (California [McKenz1967, BenDov1994], Nevada [McKenz1962, BenDov1994]).
BIOLOGY: Living on the roots of the host plant.
GENERAL REMARKS: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by McKenzie (1962, 1967).
KEYS: Miller & McKenzie 1973: 522 (female) [North America]; McKenzie 1967: 411 (female) [U.S.A., California]; McKenzie 1962: 679 (female) [North America].
CITATIONS: BenDov1994 [catalogue: 491]; McKenz1962 [taxonomy, description, illustration, host, distribution: 682-685]; McKenz1967 [taxonomy, description, illustration, host, distribution: 438-440].
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