Genus Palmicultor Williams, 1960
- Palmicola Williams, D.J. 1960. The Pseudococcidae (Coccoidea: Homoptera) of the Solomon Islands. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 8: 387-430 [415] [junior homonym of Palmicola Mockford (Psocoptera)].
Type species:
Ripersia palmarum Ehrhorn, 1916 by monotypy. - Palmicultor Williams, D.J. 1963. Some taxonomic notes on the Coccoidea (Homoptera). The Entomologist 96: 100-101 [100] [replacement name for Palmicola Williams, 1960].
ID Keys
(Tang, F.T., 1992) [187] (female; Palaearctic & Oriental Regions); (Williams, D.J. & Watson, G.W., 1988) [18] (female; tropical South Pacific region); (Williams, D.J., 1985) [37] (female; Australia); (Beardsley, J.W., 1966) [405] (female; Federated States of Micronesia)
GENERAL
Good definition and characters given by Williams, D.J. 1960. The Pseudococcidae (Coccoidea: Homoptera) of the Solomon Islands. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Entomology 8: 387–430; Williams, D.J. 1985. Australian Mealybugs. London : British Museum (Natural History) 431 pp., 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. Williams, D.J. & Granara de Willink, M.C. 1992. Mealybugs of Central and South America. London, England : CAB International Institute of Entomology 635 pp. and by Tang, F.T. 1992. [The Pseudococcidae of China]. Taigu, Shanxi, China : Shanxi Agricultural University 768 pp..
General References
Beardsley, J.W. 1966. Insects of Micronesia. Homoptera: Coccoidea. Insects of Micronesia 6: 377-562 [423] (taxonomy)
Ben-Dov, Y. 1994. A Systematic Catalogue of the Mealybugs of the World (Insecta: Homoptera: Coccoidea: Pseudococcidae and Putoidae) with Data on Geographical Distribution, Host Plants, Biology and Economic Importance. Andover, UK : Intercept Limited 686 pp. [261] (catalogue)
Tao, C.C.C. 1999. List of Coccoidea (Homoptera) of China. Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute, Special Publication No. 78: 1-176 [21] (taxonomy)
Williams, D.J. 1960. The Pseudococcidae (Coccoidea: Homoptera) of the Solomon Islands. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 8: 387-430 [415] (taxonomy, description)
Williams, D.J. 1985. Australian Mealybugs. London : British Museum (Natural History) 431 pp. [37, 245] (taxonomy, description)
Williams, D.J. & Granara de Willink, M.C. 1992. Mealybugs of Central and South America. London, England : CAB International Institute of Entomology 635 pp. [42, 290] (taxonomy, description)
Williams, D.J. & Watson, G.W. 1988. The Scale Insects of the Tropical South Pacific Region. Pt. 2: The mealybugs (Pseudococcidae). London : CAB International Institute of Entomology 260 pp. [127-128] (taxonomy, description)