Valid Names Results

Anophococcus agropyri (Borchsenius, 1949) (Eriococcidae: Anophococcus)

Nomenclatural History

Rhizococcus agropyri Borchsenius 1949: 353, 359. Type data: KAZAKHSTAN: Alga, Aktyubinsk Oblast, on Agropyron sp., 18/08/1936, by N. Borchsenius. Lectotype, female, by subsequent designation (Danzig1962a,852). Type depository: St. Petersburg: Zoological Museum, Academy of Science, Russia; accepted valid name Notes: Single slide contains 5 specimens. A specimen was selected by Danzig (1962a) as the "holotype"; which must be considered the lectotype. Illustr.
Rhizococcus obscurus Borchsenius 1949: 360. Type data: TAJIKISTAN: Ramit District, Jabroz, on Cissus sp., 22/06/1940, by N. Borchsenius. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: St. Petersburg: Zoological Museum, Academy of Science, Russia; junior synonym (discovered by KosztaKo1978, 69). Notes: One adult female on 1 slide in ZMAS (personal correspondence, Danzig, 1996). Illustr.
Rhizococcus graminicola Borchsenius 1949: 353, 359, 360. Type data: UZBEKISTAN: Tashkent, on undetermined Gramineae. Syntypes, female, Type depository: St. Petersburg: Zoological Museum, Academy of Science, Russia; junior synonym (discovered by Kohler1998, 396). Notes: Danzig (1962a) first suggested the possibility that R. graminicola was a junior synonym of Eriococcus agropyri, stating that presence of three additional spines on abdominal segments other than the 7th and the ratio of length of anal setae and preanal hairs did not seem to be reliable characters for an independent species.
Eriococcus agropyri (Borchsenius, 1949); Hoy 1963: 68. change of combination
Eriococcus graminicola (Borchsenius, 1949); Hoy 1963: 92. change of combination
Eriococcus obscurus (Borchsenius, 1949); Hoy 1963: 104. change of combination
Acanthococcus agropyri (Borchsenius, 1949); Kosztarab & Kozár 1978: 69. change of combination
Rhizococcus iljiniae; Tang in Tang & Li 1988: 75. misidentification (discovered by TangHa1995, 597). Illustr.
Acanthococcus graminicola (Borchsenius, 1949); Miller & Gimpel 1996: 601. change of combination
Anophococcus agropyri (Borchsenius, 1949); Lagowska & Koteja 1996: 31. change of combination
Anophococcus agropyri (Borchsenius, 1949); Kozár, Kaydan, Konczné Benedicty & Szita 2013: 189. revived combination (previously published)

Common Names

Borchsenius' felt scale KosztaKo1988F

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 4 | Genera: 11

Amaranthaceae

Kalidium gracile | TangLi1988 | The host geunus was apparently misspelled as {Kalideum}.

Dipsacaceae

Scabiosa | KaydanUlTo2002

Poaceae

Agropyron | Borchs1949
Agropyron cristatum | Mateso1968
Agropyron fragile | Mateso1968 | (= Agropyron sibiricum)
Agrostis | KosztaKo1988F
Cynodon dactylon | KozarPaPa1991
Elymus | KosztaKo1988F
Elymus repens | Borchs1949 | (= Agropyron repens)
Festuca | BugajNJuKa2021
Holcus | BugajNJuKa2021
Leymus | KosztaKo1988F
Leymus angustus | Mateso1968 | (= Elymus angustus)
Leymus racemosus | Mateso1968 | (= Elymus giganteus)
Lolium | KosztaKo1988F

Vitaceae

Cissus | Borchs1949

Foes:

Families: 4 | Genera: 8

Aphelinidae

Marietta picta | KosztaKo1988F | (= Marietta zebra)

Encyrtidae

Achalcerinys lindus | KosztaKo1988F | (= Parasyrpophagus lindus)
Discodes kopetdagensis | Myarts1981
Eucoccidophagus breviventris | KosztaKo1988F | (= Coccidencyrtus breviventris)
Metaphycus nitens | KosztaKo1988F | (= Aphycus nitens)

Pteromalidae

Eunotus acutus | KosztaKo1988F
Scutellista | KosztaKo1988F

Signiphoridae

Chartocerus kurdjumovi | KosztaKo1988F | (= Xana kurdjumovi)

Geographic Distribution

Countries: 17

Bulgaria | KosztaKo1988F Tsalev1968

China

Nei Monggol (=Inner Mongolia) | TangHa1995

Crete | PellizPoSe2011

Georgia (Republic of) | BatsanKaKi2017

Greece | Pelliz1993

Hungary | KosztaKo1988F

Italy | Marott1993

Kazakhstan | Marott1993

Aktyubinsk Oblast | Danzig1962a

Moldova | Marott1993

Poland | KosztaKo1988F SimonKa2011

Romania | KosztaKo1988F Rogoja1966

Russia

Stavrapol Oblast | Danzig1985

Sweden | Borchs1949 Gertss2001

Tajikistan (=Tadzhikistan) | Hoy1963

Turkey | KaydanUlTo2002

Ukraine | Marott1993

Krym (=Crimea) Oblast | Terezn1967b

Uzbekistan | Borchs1949

Keys

SzitaFeBe2017: pp.467 ( Adult (F) ) [Anophococcus in Greece]
KozarKaKo2013: pp.182-183 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of Anophococcus]
Wang2001: pp.225 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to Chinese species of Rhizococcus] Key as: Rhizococcus agropyri
TangHa1995: pp.519, 654 ( Adult (F) ) [Rhizococcus species] Key as: Rhizococcus agropyri
KosztaKo1988F: pp.298 ( Adult (F) ) [Rhizococcus species of central Europe] Key as: Rhizococcus agropyri
DziedzKo1985: pp.561 ( Adult (F) ) [Rhizococcus species of Poland] Key as: Rhizococcus agropyri
Danzig1971d: pp.823 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of family Eriococcidae] Key as: Rhizococcus agropyri
Danzig1964: pp.634 ( Adult (F) ) [Rhizococcus species of USSR] Key as: Rhizococcus agropyri
Danzig1962a: pp.841 ( Adult (F) ) [Rhizococcus species of the USSR] Key as: Rhizococcus agropyri
Borchs1949: pp.353 ( Adult (F) ) [Rhizococcus species of the USSR] Key as: Rhizococcus agropyri and R. obscurus

Remarks

Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female with: enlarged setae around body margin conspicuously larger than on remainder of dorsum; with 2 enlarged setae on margin of each abdominal segment (Kosztarab & Kozár, 1988).
Structure: Ovisac gray, white or yellowish, with almost flat dorsum and carinate submargin. Adult female elongate-oval, yellow (Kosztarab & Kozár 1988). Body of slide-mounted first-instar nymph, oval. Antennae six segmented, apical three segments with strong sensory setae as in adult female. Dorsum with six rows of equal long, spines. Tubular ducts absent, on dorsum with four sparse pairs of microtubular ducts. Venter with transverse rows of six small hair-like setae on each abdominal segment; median setae longer than others. Cruciform pores present on thoracic segments. With one pair of quinquelocular pores on each thoracic segment, one near each spiracle, plus one pair on frons. Stylet loop reaching the third abdominal segment. Anal ring normal, with 6 hair-like setae. (Kozár, et al., 2013)
Biology: This is a common steppe-inhabiting mesophilous species. Females were collected from May through October, each laid 98-211 eggs. Probably has more than one generation per year (Kosztarab & Kozár 1988).
Economic Importance: Often becomes a pest (Kosztarab & Kozár, 1988).
General Remarks: Most comprehensive treatment by Borchsenius (1949) and by Kosztarab & Kozár (1988).

Illustrations

Citations

BarbagBiBo1995: distribution, 42
BatsanKaKi2017: distribution, host, 253
Bazaro1968a: host, 77
Bazaro1971c: host, 91
Borchs1949: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 57, 353, 359, 360
Borchs1950b: distribution, host, 123
BugajNJuKa2021: distribution, host, list, 301
CebeciKu2005: distribution, host, 97-102
Danzig1962a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 841, 852, 856
Danzig1964: taxonomy, 634
Danzig1971d: taxonomy, 823
Danzig1985: taxonomy, 111
Dziedz1977: taxonomy, 59, 72
DziedzKo1971: distribution, host, taxonomy, 575
FetykoKoDa2010: distribution, 296
Gertss2001: distribution, 126, 128
HertinSi1972: biological control, 132
Hoy1963: catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, 68, 92, 104
JaposhBaKi2020: distribution, host, 62
KalandSi2014: distribution,
Kaweck1985: distribution, taxonomy, 29
KaydanUlEr2007: catalog, distribution, host, 90-106
KaydanUlTo2002: distribution, host, 255
Kohler1998: catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, 396
KondoWa2022a: distribution, host, list, 20
Koszta1956a: distribution, host, 369
Koszta1959: biological control, distribution, host, 402
KosztaKo1978: taxonomy, 69
KosztaKo1988F: biological control, description, distribution, host, illustration, life history, taxonomy, 298, 299-300
Koteja1974b: structure, taxonomy, 76, 104
Koteja2000a: distribution, 172
KotejaZa1966: distribution, host, 310, 320
Kozar1971: distribution, host, illustration, life history, taxonomy, 157, 159-161
Kozar1980: distribution, host, 67
Kozar1985: distribution, 202
Kozar1991: taxonomy, 81
Kozar1999a: distribution, host, 139
Kozar2009: distribution, taxonomy, 106
Kozar2009a: distribution, 583
KozarDr1991: distribution, host, taxonomy, 363
KozarKaKo2013: description, distribution, host, illustration, phylogeny, structure, taxonomy, 30,35, 183, 190-192
KozarKiSa2004: distribution, 60
KozarKoFe2013: distribution, taxonomy, 55
KozarKoSc1999: distribution, 112
KozarOs1987: distribution, host, taxonomy, 92
KozarPaPa1991: distribution, host, taxonomy, 64
KozarSaSz2009: distribution, 436
KozarWa1985: catalog, distribution, 75
Kozarz1986: distribution, taxonomy, 307
KozarzRe1975: distribution, 7
Lagows2002: distribution, 243
LagowsGo2020: distribution, 69
LagowsKo1996: distribution, 31
LongoMaPe1995: distribution, 121
LongoMaPe1999a: distribution, 144
Marott1993: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 155-156
Mateso1957: taxonomy, 170
Mateso1968: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 115
Mateso1971: distribution, 26
Mateso1980: taxonomy, 6-23
MillerGi1996: taxonomy, 601
MillerGi2000: biological control, catalog, description, distribution, economic importance, host, taxonomy, 119-122
MilonaKoKo2008a: distribution, 143-147
Myarts1981: biological control, distribution, 97
NastChKl1990: distribution, taxonomy, 120
NikolsYa1966: biological control, 165
Ossian1959: distribution, host, 194, 195
Ossian1985: taxonomy, 146
OuvrarKo2009: host, phylogeny, structure, taxonomy, 102-118
Pelliz1993: distribution, host, taxonomy, 51-52
PellizChMi2015: distribution, 59,67
PellizKo2011: distribution, 66
PellizPoSe2011: distribution, host, 294
Rogoja1966a: description, distribution, host, 432
SchmutHo2016: distribution, host, 48
SimonKa2011: distribution, 237
TangHa1995: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 519, 521, 528, 597, 654, 732
Tao1999: distribution, host, 34-35
Teodor2018: distribution, history, 44
TerGri1983: distribution, taxonomy, 881
Terezn1959a: taxonomy, 178
Terezn1963: distribution, host, 190
Terezn1963a: description, distribution, taxonomy, 48
Terezn1963c: distribution, 1527
Terezn1966a: taxonomy, 544
Terezn1966b: host, taxonomy, 680
Terezn1966c: host, taxonomy, 964
Terezn1967a: distribution, 474
Terezn1967b: behavior, ecology, life history, 562
Terezn1968b: distribution, 47
Terezn1968c: distribution, host, 52, 53
Terezn1970: taxonomy, 44
Terezn1975: taxonomy, 30
Terezn1981: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 17-19
TrenchTo2014: distribution, 67
Tsalev1968: host, taxonomy, 207
Tudor1982: biological control, host, 89
UlgentErYa2022: distribution, host, S115
Wang2001: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 225, 233