Acanthococcus formicicola (Newstead, 1897)

bermuda-grass felt scale

on grasses

parasite

Scales on the leaves.

host plants

Poaceae, oligophagous

Cynodon dactylon; Elymus; Elytrigia juncea; Festuca; Hyparrhenia hirta; Setaria.

Also Sedum.

distribution within Europe

(PESI, 2020).

synonyms

Anophococcus, Eriococcus, Rhizococcus, formicicola; Rhizococcus cynodontis Kiritchenko, 1940.

references

Gomez-Menor Ortega (1957a, 1960a), Hellrigl (2004a), Kozár, Guignard, Bachmann ao (1994a), Kozár, Kaydan, Konczné Benedicty & Szita (2013a), Kozár, Paloukis & Papadopoulos (1991a), Mifsud, Mazzeo, Russo & Watson (2014a), Seljak (2010a).