Mirococcopsis subterranea (Newstead, 1893)

russian root mealybug

mainly on grasses

parasite

Scales at the thin roots, in ants’ nests.

host plants

polyphagous

Centaurea; Corynephorus canescens; Festuca; Filipendula; Koeleria; Phragmites; Poa; Stipa; Trifolium.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2023).

synonyms

Chaurococcus, Ripersia, subterranea.

references

Gavrilov (2007a), Gomez-Menor Ortega (1948a), Jansen (1999b), Malumphy & Badmin (2012a), Malumphy, Ostrauskas & Pye (2010a), ScaleNet (2023).