Valid Names Results

Acanthococcus tesselatus (Froggatt, 1916) (Eriococcidae: Acanthococcus)

Nomenclatural History

• Eriococcus tesselatus Froggatt 1916: 576. Type data: AUSTRALIA: New South Wales, Manly, on Eucalyptus sp., 08/05/1896. Lectotype, female, by subsequent designation (GullanVr1991,37). Type depository: Orange: Agricultural Scientific Collections Unit, Orange Agricultural Institute, NSW, Australia; accepted valid name
• Acanthococcus tesselatus (Froggatt, 1916); Miller & Gimpel 1996: 604. change of combination

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

Keys

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

Remarks

• Systematics: Subfamily: Coccinae A, Coccini (Choi & Lee, 2019) Slide-mounted adult female with: enlarged setae slender, conical, apices slightly rounded, all approximately same general size except 1 pair in medial area of abdominal segment 7 slightly longer; dorsum tuberculate, covered in irregularly circular to oval, slightly elevated, sclerotized patches (Gullan & Vranjic, 1991).
• Structure: Sac of female is elongate, often half buried in a crack in the bark surface, white to brown in color. Adult female is bright red, rounded and oval (Froggatt, 1921a).
• General Remarks: Most detailed description and illustration by Froggatt (1916). Gullan & Vranjic (1991) also provide a description.

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