Valid Names Results

Acanthococcus rusapiensis (Hall, 1937) (Eriococcidae: Acanthococcus)

Nomenclatural History

• Eriococcus rusapiensis Hall 1937: 124-5. Type data: ZIMBABWE: Rusapi, on Achyropsis sp., 02/10/1932, by W.J. Hall. Syntypes, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Notes: There are twelve adult female syntypes on five slides in the BMNH (Williams, personal communication, June 19, 1996). Illustr.
• Acanthococcus rusapiensis (Hall, 1937); Miller & Gimpel 1996: 603-604. change of combination

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

Keys

Remarks

• Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female with: enlarged setae conical, sides straight, apices acute, scattered over dorsal surface (Hall, 1937).
• Structure: Early adult female is ovate, dark maroon in color. As it ages it becomes enclosed in a closely felted sac which is either dirty white or straw colored. Second-instar male is small elongate oval and closely felted. Similar in color and appearance to that of the female, but smaller (Hall, 1937).
• General Remarks: Most detailed description and illustration by Hall (1937).

Illustrations

Citations