Valid Names Results

Arctorthezia vardziae Hadzibejli, 1963 (Ortheziidae: Arctorthezia)

Nomenclatural History

• Arctorthezia vardziae Hadzibejli 1963a: 611-614. Type data: GEORGIA: East Georgia, Meskheti, on Poaceae. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Tbilisi: Plant Protection Institute, Republic of Georgia; accepted valid name Illustr.

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• Kozar2004: pp.260 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to the species of Arctorthezia ]
• Kozar2004: pp. ( Adult (F) ) [Key to the species of Newsteadia]

Remarks

• Systematics: Szita, et al., 2014a concluded that in the original description, Hadzibejli (1963) only provided generic characters that refer to the genus description, so further studies are needed to clarify the species concept of A. vardziae.
• Structure: Adult female is yellowish in color and broadly oval. The entire body is covered with flat, white wax plates. Ovisac is comparatively broad, its dorsal length almost equal to the length of the body (Hadzibejli, 1963a).
• Biology: Ovipositing females were observed in September and in 1950 the emergence of crawlers was noted from mid September onwards (Hadzibejli, 1963a).
• General Remarks: Original description and illustration by Hadzibejli (1963a). Redescription and illustration by Kozár (2004).

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