Valid Names Results

Acanthococcus tepperi (Maskell, 1892) (Eriococcidae: Acanthococcus)

Nomenclatural History

• Eriococcus tepperi Maskell 1892: 29. Type data: AUSTRALIA: on Eucalyptus globulus. Lectotype, female, by subsequent designation (GullanVr1991,35). Type depository: Canberra: Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO Entomology, Australia; accepted valid name Notes: Type material also in the BMNH, NZAC and USNM. Illustr.
• Nidularia tepperi (Maskell, 1892); Lindinger 1933a: 117. change of combination
• Acanthococcus tepperi (Maskell, 1892); Miller & Gimpel 1996: 604. change of combination

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 2 | Genera: 2

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• GullanVr1991: pp.26 ( Adult (F) ) [Australian species of Eriococcus infesting Eucalyptus species]

Remarks

• Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female with: enlarged setae slender to robust, often slightly curved, apices pointed, 2 sizes of setae, large size in marginal areas around body, with longest and most robust setae on posterior abdominal segments, short setae scattered sparsely on head and thorax and on all abdominal segments except absent from last (Gullan & Vranjic, 1991).
• Structure: Sac of female is dirty white or yellowish, elongated, elliptical, often aggregated in masses. Sac of male similar, but smaller. Adult female dark red or brown. First-instar nymph red, flattish, elliptical, active. Adult male is dark red, wings irridescent (Maskell, 1892). Crushed female bodies are orange-brown and turn reddish brown in 10% KOH solution (Gullan & Vranjic, 1991).
• General Remarks: Most detailed description by Gullan & Vranjic (1991). Some distribution and associate records may be incorrect since this species is easily confused with A. confusus and A. coriaceus (Gullan & Vranjic, 1991).

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