Phenacoccus gypsophilae Hall, 1927

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Phenacoccus gypsophilae Hall, 1927

( Figure 52D , after Hall 1927c)

Taxonomy. Phenacoccus gypsophilae Hall 1927c: 268 . Type data. EGYPT: Khanka, on roots of Gypsophila rokejeka .

Hosts in Egypt. Gypsophila capillaris , Gypsophila rokejeka , Gypsophila sp. ( Hall 1927c).

Distribution in Egypt. in desert near Khanka ( Hall 1927c).

Remarks. Hall (1927c) stated that this species attacks the roots of its hosts. Mohammed et al. (1995) discussed the species.

Figures

Figure 52. Pseudococcidae spp. A) Misericoccus salsolilcola (after Priesner and Hosny 1935). B) Misericoccus imperatae (after Hall 1923). C) Antonina panici (after Hall 1925). D) Phenacoccus gypsophilae (after Hall 1927c).