Valid Names Results
Antecerococcus delottoi Hodgson & Williams, 2016 (Cerococcidae: Antecerococcus)Nomenclatural History
- Antecerococcus delottoi Hodgson & Williams 2016: 42-44. Type data: KENYA: Nairobi, on Sida schimperiana (Malvaceae), 2/26/1956, by G. De Lotto. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Malvaceae
- Sida schimperiana | HodgsoWi2016
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- Kenya | HodgsoWi2016
Keys
- HodgsoWi2016: pp.20-24 ( Adult (F) ) [Species of Antecerococcus]
Remarks
- Systematics: The adult female of A. delottoi is characterized by: (i) four sizes of 8-shaped pores on dorsum, largest in a random swirl-like pattern; (ii) some medium-sized 8-shaped pores elongate, with rather pointed ends; (iii) posterior abdominal segments with seven or eight large 8-shaped pores in a line on each margin; (iv) cribriform plates in submedial groups of 4-7 on each side of abdominal segment IV; (v) posterior stigmatic pore bands bifurcate; (vi) leg stubs absent; (vii) multilocular disc-pores present across all abdominal segments and submarginally on metathorax; also occasionally near each spiracle, and (viii) antennae rather long, showing some segmentation but without a setal cavity or a cone-like apex. (Hodgson & Williams, 2016)
- Structure: Body roundly pear-shaped, 2.0–2.4 mm long, 1.6-2.0 mm wide. (Hodgson & Williams, 2016)
- General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration in Hodgson & Williams, 2016.
Illustrations
Citations
- HodgsoWi2016: description, diagnosis, distribution, host, illustration, key, morphology, structure, taxonomy, 5, 24, 42-44, 58, 69, 80, 100
- Watson2021: distribution, 516