Valid Names Results
Acanthococcus sordidus (Green, 1904) (Eriococcidae: Acanthococcus)Nomenclatural History
- Eriocococcus sordidus Green 1904: 68. Type data: AUSTRALIA: Victoria, Dandenong Ranges, on Helichrysum ferrugineum, by C. French. Syntypes, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Notes: There are 9 adult female syntypes on 2 slides in the BMNH (Gullan, personal communication, October 27, 1998). Illustr.
- Nidularia sordidus (Green, 1904); Lindinger 1933a: 116. change of combination
- Acanthococcus sordidus (Green, 1904); Miller & Gimpel 1996: 604. change of combination
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Asteraceae
- Helichrysum ferrugineum | Green1904
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- Australia
- Victoria | Green1904
Keys
Remarks
- Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female with: enlarged setae slender, apices acute, forming 3 longitudinal lines on each half of abdomen; anal lobes large, heavily sclerotized, each with 4 enlarged setae (Green, 1904).
- Structure: Sac of adult female is oblong oval. Color and texture difficult to determine due to excessive black fungus. Sac of male is snowy-white and conspicuous against the black surroundings. Adult female oval (Green, 1904).
- General Remarks: Most detailed description and illustration by Green (1904).
Illustrations
Citations
- Frogga1921a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 87-88
- Green1904: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 68
- Hoy1963: catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, 117
- Kozar2009: distribution, taxonomy, 101
- Lindin1933a: taxonomy, 116
- MillerGi1996: taxonomy, 604
- MillerGi2000: catalog, description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 338
- Willia2017a: catalog, list of species, 237
