Ferrisia colombiana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Coccoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Mandibulata
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:

Name

  • Ferrisia colombiana Kaydan & Gullan, 2012: 14, fig 6
Holotype: USNM, 076163, 88-04646, adult ♀, (farthest from data label on slide with 2 paratypes) ex cut flower; 15.iv.1988, L. Chang
Type locality: COLOMBIA, Guacamaya, intercepted at Miami.
Etymology: This species is named for the country of the only known specimens and should be treated as a noun in apposition.

References

  • 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. 
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