Valid Names Results

Acanthococcus bambusae (Green, 1922) (Eriococcidae: Acanthococcus)

Nomenclatural History

• Eriococcus bambusae Green 1922: 350. Type data: SRI LANKA: Udagama (?/10/?) and Yatiyantota (?/03/?), on Bamboo. Syntypes, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Notes: There are six adult female syntypes in the BMNH (Williams, personal communication, May 15, 1996). Illustr.
• Nidularia bambusae (Green, 1922); Lindinger 1933a: 108, 117. change of combination
• Acanthococcus bambusae (Green, 1922); Miller & Gimpel 1996: 598. change of combination

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• TangHa1995: pp.451, 648 ( Adult (F) ) [Eriococcus species]
• Green1922: pp.347 ( Adult (F) ) [Eriococcus species of Ceylon (=Sri Lanka)]

Remarks

• Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female with: enlarged setae conical, apices acute, abundant over dorsum, larger and more abundant in marginal areas (Green, 1922).
• Structure: Adult male has brown thorax and head, pinkish purple abdomen. When boiled in potash whole insect turns bright crimson (Green, 1922).
• General Remarks: Green (1922) gives description and illustration of adult males and females as well as immatures.

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