Valid Names Results
Acanthococcus meridianus (Hoy, 1962) (Eriococcidae: Acanthococcus)Nomenclatural History
- Eriococcus meridianus Hoy 1962: 32, 102. Type data: NEW ZEALAND: Auckland Islands, Port Cross, Ranui Cove, on Coprosma foetidissima, 9/11/1954, by E.S. Gourlay. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Auckland: New Zealand Arthropod Collection, Landcare Research, New Zealand; accepted valid name Illustr.
- Acanthococcus meridianus (Hoy, 1962); Miller & Gimpel 1996: 602. change of combination
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Rubiaceae
- Coprosma foetidissima | Hoy1962
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- New Zealand | Hoy1962
Keys
- Hoy1962: pp.32 ( Adult (F) ) [New Zealand species of Eriococcidae]
Remarks
- Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female with: enlarged setae cone shaped, sides concave, apices slightly rounded, 2 sizes of setae, large size around body margin, small size scattered over surface, 2 large lateral setae and 1 small lateral seta on margin of each abdominal segment; microtubular ducts elongate, without sclerotized area (Hoy, 1962).
- Structure: Sac of female is felted, adult female body is rotund (Hoy, 1962).
- General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Hoy (1962).
Illustrations
Citations
- Hoy1962: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 32, 102
- Hoy1963: catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, 103
- Kozar2009: distribution, taxonomy, 100
- MillerGi1996: taxonomy, 602
- MillerGi2000: catalog, description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 265
- Wise1977: distribution, taxonomy, 97
