Valid Names Results

Antecerococcus baccharidis (Hempel, 1900) (Cerococcidae: Antecerococcus)

Nomenclatural History

• Solenococcus baccharidis Hempel 1900a: 392. Type data: BRAZIL: Ypiranga, on Baccharis sp., by A. Hempel, 1900. Lectotype, female, by subsequent designation (LambdiKo1977a,68). Type depository: Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name Notes: Type material is also in ZMHB. Illustr.
• Solenophora baccharidis (Hempel, 1900); Cockerell 1902p: 250. change of combination Illustr.
• Cerococcus baccharidis (Hempel, 1900); Green 1917: 81. change of combination
• Antecerococcus baccharidis (Hempel, 1900); Hodgson & Williams 2016: 127-129. change of combination

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 2 | Genera: 2

Foes:

Families: 2 | Genera: 3

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• HodgsoWi2016: pp.20-22 ( Adult (F) ) [Species of Antecerococcus]
• Granar1996: pp.236 ( Adult (F) ) [Cerococcus species in Argentina] Key as: Cerococcus baccharidis
• HamonKo1979: pp.15 ( First instar ) [Cerococcus first instars] Key as: Cerococcus baccharidis
• LambdiKo1977a: pp.40 ( Adult (F) ) [Species of Cerococcus] Key as: Cerococcus baccharidis

Remarks

• Systematics: This species is near C. badius (Hamon & Kosztarab, 1979). The description in Hodgson and Williams (2016) differs significantly from that of Lambdin and Kosztarab (1977) in that they make no mention of the lateral expansion of the spiracular disc-pores on the dorsum, forming a submarginal band between the apex of each disc-pore band, although there is a hint of this in their figure. Although somewhat variable between specimens, this band was clear on all slides but perhaps least obvious on the Hempel specimens. This is very distinctive and an apparently unique character state.
• Structure: Adult test oval with very convex dorsum, brown in color with fine lines of whitish wax. Adult female is smooth, shiny, blue above and yellowish beneath. Larvae are elliptical and yellow (Hempel, 1901). Character-states that are important are presence of: (i) dorsum with two sizes of 8-shaped pores; (ii) largest 8-shaped pores in a broad band along margins of head, thorax and anterior abdominal segments on both dorsum and venter, and also in 4–6 sparse transverse bands across cephalothorax; (iii) posterior abdominal segments with 2–5 large 8-shaped pores along each dorsal margin; (iv) smaller 8-shaped pores sparse elsewhere on dorsum; (v) cribriform plates in four transverse rows or bands, each with eight or more plates; (vi) anteriormost row of cribriform plates perhaps on mesothorax; (vii) leg stubs present; (viii) posterior stigmatic pore band bifurcated; (ix) multilocular disc-pores entirely absent; (x) quinquelocular disc-pores abundant, those near each antennae extending in a radial band towards margin,, and (xi) antennae without either a cone-like apex or a setal cavity. (Hodgson & Williams, 2016)
• General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Lambdin & Kosztarab (1977a). Hamon & Kosztarab (1979) provide a description and illustration of the first instar. Detailed redescription and illustration in Hodgson & Williams, 2016.

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