Valid Names Results
Acanthococcus montanus (Hoy, 1962) (Eriococcidae: Acanthococcus)Nomenclatural History
- Eriococcus montanus Hoy 1962: 33, 106. Type data: NEW ZEALAND: Opuha Catchment, on Celmisia spectabilis, 06/10/1958, by W.E. Lucy. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Auckland: New Zealand Arthropod Collection, Landcare Research, New Zealand; accepted valid name Illustr.
- Acanthococcus montanus (Hoy, 1962); Miller & Gimpel 1996: 602. change of combination
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Asteraceae
- Celmisia spectabilis | Hoy1962
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- New Zealand | Hoy1962
Keys
- Hoy1962: pp.33 ( Adult (F) ) [New Zealand species of Eriococcidae]
Remarks
- Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female with: enlarged setae elongate, conical, sides straight, apices slightly rounded, setae progressively smaller anteriorly, forming 3 longitudinal lines on each side of abdomen, 3 or 4 lateral setae on margin of each abdominal segment; multilocular pores very scarce on venter; anal lobes large and heavily sclerotized; microtubular ducts medium in length, without sclerotized area (Hoy, 1962)
- Structure: Sac of female is white and heavily felted (Hoy, 1962).
- Biology: Females occur in the pits of the tomentose under leaf surface (Hoy, 1962).
- General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Hoy (1962).
Illustrations
Citations
- Beards1984: distribution, taxonomy, 86
- Hoy1962: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 33, 106
- Hoy1963: catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, 102
- Kozar2009: distribution, taxonomy, 100
- MillerGi1996: taxonomy, 602
- MillerGi2000: catalog, description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 271-272
- Wise1977: distribution, taxonomy, 97
