Paraputo banzigeri
| Notice: | This page is derived from the original publication listed below, whose author(s) should always be credited. Further contributors may edit and improve the content of this page and, consequently, need to be credited as well (see page history). Any assessment of factual correctness requires a careful review of the original article as well as of subsequent contributions.
If you are uncertain whether your planned contribution is correct or not, we suggest that you use the associated discussion page instead of editing the page directly. This page should be cited as follows (rationale):
Citation formats to copy and paste
BibTeX: @article{Zhang2017ZooKeys, RIS/ Endnote: TY - JOUR Wikipedia/ Citizendium: <ref name="Zhang2017ZooKeys">{{Citation See also the citation download page at the journal. |
Ordo: Hemiptera
Familia: Pseudococcidae
Genus: Paraputo
Name
Paraputo banzigeri Williams, 2004 – Wikispecies link – Pensoft Profile
- Paraputo banzigeri Williams, 2004: 497.
Material examined
Three adult females, China: Yunnan, Puer city, Lancang Lahu Autonomous Country, on roots of Cinnamomum japonicum (Lauraceae) attended by ants, 18.x.2016, coll. Xu-bo Wang and Yao-guang Qin. Two adult females, China: Yunnan, Jinghong city, on roots of Ficus microcarpa (Moraceae), inside theca of the fungus Phlebopus portentosus, 22.vii.2012, coll. Jing Zhao. Three adult females, China: Yunnan, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, on Ficus sp. (Moraceae), ix.2009, coll. Yi-wei Fang.
Host plants
Lauraceae: Cinnamomum japonicum; Moraceae: Ficus sp., F. microcarpa; Sapindaceae: Dimocarpus longan.
Distribution
China (Yunnan), Thailand.
Biology
This species was collected from Cinnamomum japonicum attended by ants, and sometimes inside the theca of the fungus Phlebopus portentosus on the roots of Ficus microcarpa (Zhang et al. 2015[1]).
Remarks
The material examined agrees with the original description by Williams (2004)[2] except that there are a few oral collar tubular ducts present lateral to each first coxa. Good description and illustration are given by Williams (2004)[2].
Taxon Treatment
- Zhang, J; Wu, S; 2017: A study of the genus Paraputo Laing, 1929 of China, with description of two new species (Hemiptera, Sternorrhyncha, Coccomorpha) ZooKeys, (709): 57-70. doi
Other References
- ↑ Zhang C, He M, Cao Y, Liu J, Gao F, Wang W, Ji K, Shao S, Wang Y (2015) Fungus-insect gall of Phlebopus portentosus. Mycologia 107(1): 12–20. https://doi.org/10.3852/13-267
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Williams D (2004) Mealybugs of southern Asia. The Natural History Museum, London & Southdene SDN. BHD. , Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 896 pp.
