Valid Names Results
Acanthococcus curassavicus (Reyne, 1964) (Eriococcidae: Acanthococcus)Nomenclatural History
- Eriococcus curassavicus Reyne 1964: 101-114. Type data: NETHERLANDS ANTILLES: Curaçao. Holotype, unknown, Type depository: Amsterdam: Institut voor Taxonomische Zoologie, The Netherlands; accepted valid name Notes: 7 syntypes also in ZMAN and 2 syntypes in USNM. Illustr.
- Acanthococcus curassavicus (Reyne, 1964); Miller & Gimpel 1996: 600. change of combination
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Malvaceae
- Melochia spicata | Reyne1964
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- Curaçao | Reyne1964
Keys
Remarks
- Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female with: enlarged setae conical, apices acute or slightly rounded, setae all approximately same size (Reyne, 1964).
- Structure: Adult male is red. Adult female is greyish white in color, enclosed in felted white ovisac with hole in posterior end (Reyne, 1964)..
- Biology: Tends to be fairly densely crowded on the host, but does not cause any deformity (Reyne, 1964).
- General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration of male, female and immatures by Reyne (1964).
Illustrations
Citations
- HodgsoMi2010: host, taxonomy, 99
- Kozar2009: distribution, taxonomy, 98
- MillerGi1996: taxonomy, 600
- MillerGi2000: catalog, description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 182
- Reyne1964: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 101-114
- StoetzMi1979: catalog, taxonomy, 12
