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Acanthococcus costaricensis (Cockerell & Robinson, 1915) (Eriococcidae: Acanthococcus)

Eriococcus costaricensis Cockerell & Robinson 1915: 105. Type data: COSTA RICA: Mt. Irazu, on Vaccinium sp., 15/03/1913, by E. Bethel. Syntypes, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name
Nidularia costaricensis (Cockerell & Robinson, 1915); Lindinger 1933a: 108. change of combination
Acanthococcus costaricensis (Cockerell & Robinson, 1915); Miller & Gimpel 1996: 600. change of combination

Families: 2 | Genera: 2

Countries: 1

KozarKo2008: pp.140 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of Acanthococcus found in this survey] Key as: Acanthococcus
Ferris1955a: pp.97 ( Adult (F) ) [North American species of Eriococcus]

Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female with: enlarged setae conical, apices rounded, largest setae on margin and in medial areas of thorax and head (Ferris, 1955a). Frontal lobes present. Basal segment of labium with two pairs of pores. median setae on tip of labium long, hair-like. Stylet loop reaches median legs. Cruciform pores present in a submarginal band. All coxae with spinulae and with few small pores on the posteriors. Cauda present. Microtubular ducts short, present on dorsum and in submarginal band. Microtubular ducts absent at the base of dorsal setae. (Kozár & Konczné Benedicty, 2008)
Structure: Adult female is bright red when boiled in KOH. Sac is perfectly white. Adults are accompanied by much black fungus (Cockerell & Robinson, 1915). Frontal lobes present. Basal segment of labium with two pairs of pores. median setae on tip of labium long, hair-like. Stylet loop reaches median legs. Cruciform pores present in a submarginal band. All coxae with spinulae and with few small pores on the posterior. Cauda present. Microtubular ducts short, present on dorsum and in submarginal band. Microtubular ducts absent at the base of dorsal setae. (Kozár & Konczne Benedicty, 2008)
Biology: The type specimens were collected at 11,300 feet elevation.
General Remarks: Best descriptions and illustrations by Cockerell & Robinson (1915) and by Ferris (1955a).