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Aclerda pseudozoysiae Gavrilov, 2012 (Aclerdidae: Aclerda)

Aclerda pseudozoysiae Gavrilov 2012: 390-392. Type data: INDONESIA: New Guinea (Irian Jaya) Cyclop mountains above Entrop, on Poaceae, 11/1/2011, by I.A. Gavrilov-Zamin. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: St. Petersburg: Zoological Museum, Academy of Science, Russia; accepted valid name Illustr.

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Systematics: Aclerda pseudozoysiae is similar to A. zoysiae McConnell, 1953 which was described from the Philippine Islands, but differs in the presence of 3 types of tubular ducts which are all located on the ventrum only in contrast to A. zoysiae having two types of ducts only (microtubular and macrotubular) distributed on both surfaces of the body. (Gavrilov, 2012)
Structure: Body elongate oval, up to 7 mm long, slightly curved. Antennae small, 1-segmented, with several setae. Eyes and legs absent.
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration in Gavrilov, 2012.