A taxonomic note on Rhizococcus wangi (Miller and Gimpel, 1996), a replacement name for Rhizococcus rugosus (Wang, 1982) (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Eriococcidae).
The purpose of this publication is to reestablish the replacement name Rhizococcus wangi (Miller and Gimpel, 1996), new combination, for Rhizococcus rugosus (Wang, 1982) (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Eriococcidae) to promote nomenclatural stability by adhering to the guidelines of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature.
Authors
- Erin C. Powell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2483-1883)
- Douglass R. Miller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4909-8654)
- R. J. Campo
Publication Details
- Journal
- Insecta mundi
- Published
- 2025-12-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.64338/im.1165.kc9au
- Primary Topic
- Research on scale insects
- Type
- article
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- 0.00