Valid Names Results
Acanthococcus tillandsiae (Ferris, 1921) (Eriococcidae: Acanthococcus)Nomenclatural History
- Eriococcus tillandsiae Ferris 1921: 66, 78. Type data: MEXICO: Baja California, between Cabo San Lucas and Pescadero, on Tillandsia recurvata, 1919, by G.F. Ferris. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.
- Nidularia tillandsiae (Ferris, 1921); Lindinger 1933a: 117. change of combination
- Acanthococcus tillandsiae (Ferris, 1921); Miller 1996: 79. change of combination
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Bromeliaceae
- Tillandsia recurvata | Ferris1921
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- Mexico
- Baja California Sur | Ferris1921
Keys
- Ferris1955a: pp.97 ( Adult (F) ) [Eriococcus species of North America]
Remarks
- Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female with: enlarged setae conical, sides concave basally, convex medially, apices slightly rounded, marginal setae conspicuously larger than other setae on dorsum, 3 or 4 lateral setae on margin of each abdominal segment (Ferris, 1955a).
- General Remarks: Descriptions and illustrations by Ferris (1921 and 1955a).
Illustrations
Citations
- Ferris1921: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 66, 78
- Ferris1955a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 96, 170
- Hoy1963: catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, 120
- Kozar2009: distribution, taxonomy, 101
- Lindin1933a: taxonomy, 117
- Miller1996: catalog, distribution, 79
- MillerGi2000: catalog, description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 361-362
