Mirococcus inermis ( Hall, 1925 )

Evans, Gregory A. & Abd-Rabou, Shaaban, 2023, The mealybugs (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae) of Egypt, Insecta Mundi 2023 (999), pp. 1-83 : 20

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scientific name	Mirococcus inermis ( Hall, 1925 )
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Mirococcus inermis ( Hall, 1925) View in CoL

( Figure 24, after Ezzat 1965a)

Taxonomy. Phenacoccus inermis Hall 1925: 7 . Type data. EGYPT: Helwan , on roots of Zygophyllum simplex ; Hosny 1939: 2.

Aegyptococcus inermis (Hall) View in CoL ; Ezzat 1965a: 163-167, change of combination.

Hosts in Egypt. Cleome arabica , Cressa cretica , Frankenia pulverulenta , Polycarpaea repens , Zygophyllum simplex ( Hall 1925) .

Distribution in Egypt. near Helwan in 1908 ( Hall 1925), Alexandria, El-Max, Maadi, Helwan ( Hosny 1939).

Remarks. This is a polyphagous species recorded on 31 genera in 16 plant families, including some grasses; it is known from Europe and North Africa. In their discussion of the species, Mohammed et al. (1995) stated that Ezzat (1965a) redescribed and illustrated this species showing the presence of quinquelocular pores.