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Acanthomytilus spinosus Borchsenius, 1958 (Diaspididae: Acanthomytilus)

Nomenclatural History

• Lepidosaphes intermittens; Archangelskaya 1937: 137. misidentification (discovered by Borchs1966, 69).
• Lepidosaphes intermittens; Borchsenius 1950b: 186. misidentification (discovered by Borchs1958c, 45).
• Acanthomytilus spinosus Borchsenius 1958c: 45-46. Type data: UZBEKISTAN: Samarkand, on Cynodon dactylon, 27/9/1928, by A. Archangelskaya. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: St. Petersburg: Zoological Museum, Academy of Science, Russia; accepted valid name Illustr.

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Families: 1 | Genera: 2

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Remarks

• Systematics: This species was first defined by Archangelskaya (1937) as Lepidosaphes intermittens Hall. Borchsenius (1958c) determined that the type of intermittens did not match Archangelskaya's description and described the species as new.
• Structure: Scale of females elongate, brown with yellow larval skin, 2mm long. Scale of male yellow, 1mm long. Adult female elongate, slightly widened to the second abdominal segment. Sides of thorax and abdominal segments even posterior section of pygidium broadly rounded. Near each anterior spiracle are 1-2 disc glands. Middle lobes of pygidium short, their width for the most part slightly exceeds their length, above broadly rounded off, distance between the lobes exceeds the width of the lobe; lobes of the second pair dichotomous, small, each part of the lobe almost rectangular. Gland spines long on the pygidium gathered into 3 groups of 2 gland spines and directly forward from the second pair of lobes is found 1 gland spine. No gland spines on the remaining abdominal segments. Marginal glands of the pygidium large, on each side of the body gathered into 4 groups of 1, 2, 1, 1 gland. Dorsal glands of average size. On the 4th and 3rd segments developed as a band of 2 groups, on the 2nd and 1st abdominal segments are observed separately lying glands along the sides of the body. Smaller tubular glands are gathered into a large elongate group on the metathorax, which extends from the margin of the body to the spiracles; and in groups of smaller size on the 1st abdominal segment and mesothroax. Narrow tubular glands are placed on the ventral surface of the pygidium and 1st abdominal segments. Circumgenital glands gathered into 5 groups: 3-8 (10-16) 5-10. On the 2nd-5th abdominal segments, on the ventral surface of the body are placed in rows of 3-4 each, strong spines (Borchsenius, 1958c).
• General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Borchsenius (1958c).

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