Valid Names Results
Acanthococcus mimus (Hoy, 1962) (Eriococcidae: Acanthococcus)Nomenclatural History
- Eriococcus mimus Hoy 1962: 33, 104. Type data: NEW ZEALAND: North Island, Mt. Ruapehu, on Coprosma linariifolia, 09/02/1960, by J.M. Hoy. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Auckland: New Zealand Arthropod Collection, Landcare Research, New Zealand; accepted valid name Illustr.
- Acanthococcus mimus (Hoy, 1962); Miller & Gimpel 1996: 602. change of combination
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Rubiaceae
- Coprosma linariifolia | Hoy1962
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- New Zealand
- North Island | Hoy1962
Keys
- Hoy1962: pp.33 ( Adult (F) ) [New Zealand species of Eriococcidae]
Remarks
- Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female with: enlarged setae conical, short, sides slightly concave, apices acute, all setae of approximately same size, scattered over surface; anal lobes with 2 or 3 apical bosses; microtubular ducts elongate, without sclerotized area (Hoy, 1962).
- Structure: Sac of female is tawny in color and body is elongate oval (Hoy, 1962).
- General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Hoy (1962).
Illustrations
Citations
- Brown1967: distribution, host, 131
- Hoy1962: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 33, 104
- Hoy1963: catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, 102
- Kozar2009: distribution, taxonomy, 100
- MillerGi1996: taxonomy, 602
- MillerGi2000: catalog, description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 268
- Wise1977: distribution, taxonomy, 97
