Valid Names Results
Acanthococcus sophorae (Green, 1929) (Eriococcidae: Acanthococcus)Nomenclatural History
- Eriococcus sophorae Green 1929: 375. Type data: NEW ZEALAND: South Island, Dunedin, on Sophora tetraptera, 1921, by J.G. Myers. Syntypes, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Notes: There are six adult female syntypes on one slide in the BMNH (Williams, personal communication, May 15, 1996). Illustr.
- Nidularia sophorae (Green, 1929); Lindinger 1933a: 116. change of combination
- Acanthococcus sophorae (Green, 1929); Miller & Gimpel 1996: 604. change of combination
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Fabaceae
- Sophora tetraptera | Green1929
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- New Zealand
- South Island | Green1929
Keys
- Hoy1962: pp.33 ( Adult (F) ) [New Zealand species of Eriococcidae]
Remarks
- Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female with: enlarged setae conical, sides convex, apices acute or slightly rounded, setae all approximately same size, scattered over surface; anal lobes with apical tooth; microtubular ducts elongate, without sclerotized area (Hoy, 1962).
- Structure: Female sac is ochreous, ovate and strongly convex. Adult female is ovate, narrowing posteriorly (Green, 1929).
- General Remarks: Most detailed description and illustration by Green (1929). Subsequent description and illustration in Hoy (1962).
Illustrations
Citations
- Gaedik1971: distribution, host, 338
- Green1929: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 375
- Hoy1962: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 6, 33, 148, 192
- Hoy1963: catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, 116
- Kozar2009: distribution, taxonomy, 101
- Lindin1933a: taxonomy, 116
- MillerGi1996: taxonomy, 604
- MillerGi2000: catalog, description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 337-338
- Willia2017a: catalog, list of species, 237
- Wise1977: distribution, taxonomy, 98
