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Species Palmicultor browni (Williams, 1960)

Ecological Descriptors

Sap-feeder.

 

ID Keys

(Williams, D.J. & Watson, G.W., 1988) [128] (female; tropical South Pacific region)

 

GENERAL

Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Williams, D.J. & Watson, G.W. 1988. The Scale Insects of the Tropical South Pacific Region. Part 1. The armoured scales (Diaspididae). London : CAB International Institute of Entomology 290 pp.. Good description of the adult female given by Tang, F.T. 1992. [The Pseudococcidae of China]. Taigu, Shanxi, China : Shanxi Agricultural University 768 pp..

BIOLOGY

Usually attended by ants Anoplolepis longipes and Pheidole megacephala.

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
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21-Nov-2012 01-May-2014 MODIFIED
29-Jun-2012 29-Jun-2012 MODIFIED
12-Feb-2010 (import)