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Acanthococcus celmisiae (Maskell, 1884) (Eriococcidae: Acanthococcus)

Rhizococcus celmisiae Maskell 1884: 135. Type data: NEW ZEALAND: South Island, Southern Alps, on Celmisia sp. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Auckland: New Zealand Arthropod Collection, Landcare Research, New Zealand; Canberra: Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO Entomology, Australia; Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name
Nidularia celmisiae (Maskell, 1884); Lindinger 1933a: 108. change of combination
Eriococcus celmisiae (Maskell, 1884); Hoy 1962: 6, 7, 31, 54. change of combination Illustr.
Acanthococcus celmisiae (Maskell, 1884); Miller & Gimpel 1996: 599. change of combination

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female with: enlarged setae elongate, broad base, apices acute or slightly rounded; marginal enlarged setae conspicuously larger than remaining dorsal setae, with 3 setae on lateral margin of each abdominal segment; enlarged setae on anal lobes noticeably slender (Hoy, 1962).
Structure: Sac of female is white and closely felted (Hoy, 1962).
Biology: Females found on either side of leaves, but dominantly on the under side (Hoy, 1962).
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration in Hoy (1962). Detailed type data in Deitz & Tocker (1980).