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Arctorthezia antiqua Koteja & Zak-Ogaza, 1988 (Ortheziidae: Arctorthezia)

Nomenclatural History

• Arctorthezia antiqua Koteja & Zak-Ogaza 1988: 1-8. Type data: Baltic Amber: Samland (=Sambia) Peninsula, Russia. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Notes: Original label: ‘Fungus: Coccid 18087, Samland no. 465, Orthezia ?urticae, 1965’. Illustr.

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Remarks

• Structure: Wax covering of the Arctorthezia type (Koteja & Zak-Ogaza, 1988).
• Biology: Impurities and mycelia on the body indicate that the species inhabited the soil, forest litter or turf as do many other Ortheziidae (Koteja & Zak-Ogaza, 1988).
• General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Koteja & Zak-Ogaza (1988). This species is known from fossils only.

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