Valid Names Results

Antecerococcus sparsiporus Hodgson & Williams, 2016 (Cerococcidae: Antecerococcus)

Nomenclatural History

• Antecerococcus sparsiporus Hodgson & Williams 2016: 115-117. Type data: SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Province, Franschhoeck Pass, on Brunia ?nodiflora (Bruniaceae), 4/11/1978, by S. Neser. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Pretoria: South African National Collection of Insects, South Africa; accepted valid name Notes: (SANC): 1/1adf holotype + 5/5adff paratypes (young adults, g); (BMNH): 2/2adff (paratypes, g); (MNHN) 2/2adff (paratypes, g). Illustr.

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Ecological Associates

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Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• HodgsoWi2016: pp.20-21 ( Adult (F) ) [Species of Antecerococcus]

Remarks

• Systematics: Adult females of A. sparsiporus are superficially similar to those of A. capensis, collected from the same site but on a different occasion and on a different host plant. However, A. sparsiporus differs in a number of significant characteristics, namely: (i) largest dorsal 8-shaped pores located marginally, mainly along anterior margin of head (those on A. capensis occur on each side of the stigmatic pore bands); (ii) 8-shaped pores sparse throughout dorsum (much denser); (iii) the very few spiracular disc-pores in each band—usually fewer than 30 (usually more than 50); (iv) the absence of multilocular disc-pores in abdominal segment VII (present); (v) the absence of leg stubs (present), and (vi) the narrow outer margins to each spiracular disc-pore (broad). (Hodgson & Williams, 2016) Adult females of A. sparsiporus share the line of mainly 5-locular pores between the antennae and spiracles with A. capensis and A. cliffortiae from South Africa, A. parahybensis from South America and A. corokiae from New Zealand. A. madagascariensis has a line of multilocular disc-pores between the spiracles. (Hodgson & Williams, 2016)
• Structure: The adult female of A. sparsiporus is characterised by the following combination of character-states: (i) dorsum with three sizes of 8-shaped pores; (ii) largest 8-shaped pores located marginally, mainly along anterior margin of head; (iii) largest 8-shaped pores absent from margins of posterior abdominal segments; (iv) intermediate-sized pores present around apices of stigmatic pore bands; (v) small 8-shaped pores very sparse throughout dorsum; (vi) cribriform pores present as single elongate-oval plates submedially on each side of segment IV; (vii) leg stubs absent; (viii) posterior stigmatic bands bifurcated; (ix) each stigmatic pore band short, barely reaching dorsum, with very few spiracular disc-pores in each band—usually less than 30; (x) multilocular disc-pores present across all abdominal segments and submarginally on metathorax, and (xi) antennae without a cone-like apex and setal cavity. (Hodgson & Williams, 2016)
• General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration in Hodgson & Williams, 2016.

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