Valid Names Results

Acanthococcus larreae (Parrott & Cockerell, 1899) (Eriococcidae: Acanthococcus)

Eriococcus larreae Parrott & Cockerell 1899b: 231-232. Type data: UNITED STATES: New Mexico, Mesilla Valley, on roots of Larrea tridentata, 21/01/1899, by P.J. Parrott. Lectotype, female, by subsequent designation (MillerMi1992,54-60). Type depository: Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name Notes: There is a vial of type specimens in KSUC.
Nidularia larreae (Parrott & Cockerell, 1899); Lindinger 1933a: 116. change of combination
Eriococcus calvus Ferris 1955a: 114. Type data: UNITED STATES: California, San Bernardino Co., Garlic Springs, on Larrea tridentata, 5/24/1935, by J.D. Maple.. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; junior synonym (discovered by MillerMi1992, 54-60). Illustr.
Eriococcus earreae Parrott & Cockerell, 1899; McDaniel 1964: 103. misspelling of species epithet
Acanthococcus larreae (Parrott & Cockerell, 1899); Miller & Miller 1992: 54-60. change of combination

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 2

Gill1993: pp.156 ( Adult (F) ) [Acanthococcus species of California] Key as: Acanthococcus larreae
MillerMi1992: pp.4 ( Adult (F) ) [Acanthococcus species in the western United States] Key as: Acanthococcus larreae
Ferris1955a: pp.96 ( Adult (F) ) [North American species of Eriococcus] Key as: Eriococcus calvus

Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female with: enlarged setae conical, marginal setae curved, apices rounded, some forms with setae very small, other forms with marginal setae conspicuously larger than setae on rest of dorsum; all tibiae with 4 setae; microtubular ducts medium in length with 2 sclerotized areas (Miller & Miller, 1992).
Structure: Adult female is rotund. Body is reddish-purple externally; crushed body contents bright red. Ovisac is loosely woven and filamentous (Gill, 1993). Clear anal secretion is often tended by ants(Crematogaster sp.) (Miller & Miller, 1992).
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration provided by Miller & Miller (1992). Ferris (1955a) provides illustrations under the names Eriococcus calvus and E. larreae.