Valid Names Results

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

Nomenclatural History

• Antecerococcus yemenicus Hodgson & Williams 2016: 124-126. Type data: YEMEN: Amran to Huth road, Makhamir near Khamir, dry limestone slopes, on Euphorbia officinale (= E. officinalis) (Euphorbiaceae), 3/21/1981, by Miller . Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.

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Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• HodgsoWi2016: pp.20-23 ( Adult (F) ) [Species of Antecerococcus]

Remarks

• Systematics: The adult female of A. yemenicus belongs to the group of species which have small convex closed pores associated with the spiracles and have bifurcated stigmatic pore bands (the others with this combination are A. theydoni and A. madagascariensis). It differs most obviously in having elongate medium-sized 8-shaped pores on the dorsum.
• Structure: In addition to having elongate medium-sized 8-shaped pores on the dorsum., the main character-states diagnosing this species are: (i) dorsum with three sizes of 8-shaped pore; (ii) largest 8-shaped pores forming whorls throughout head, thorax and anterior abdominal segments; (iii) largest 8-shaped pores in a line of 10–14 along each margin of posterior abdominal segments; (iv) intermediate-sized 8-shaped pores on dorsum present where larger pores absent; (v) each stigmatic pore band apex with 0–3 small 8-shaped pores; (vi) cribriform plates in a submedial group of four or five on each side of abdominal segment IV, each plate with very broad margins and a small area of large micropores; (vii) leg stubs present; (viii) posterior stigmatic pore bands bifurcated; (ix) multilocular disc-pores present on all abdominal segments, laterad to each metathoracic leg stub and mesad to each posterior spiracle; (x) small convex closed pores present in a sparse band between each antenna and posterior spiracle, and (xi) antennae without either a setal cavity or a cone-like apex. (Hodgson & Williams, 2016)
• General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration in Hodgson & Williams, 2016.

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