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Artemicoccus poacearum Moghaddam & Watson, 2022 (Pseudococcidae: Artemicoccus)

Artemicoccus poacearum Moghaddam & Watson 2022: 28. Type data: IRAN: Markazi province, Arak, Haftad-Gholleh Protected Area, Chekab (Alt. 2227 m., N34˚07′09.0″ / E50˚16′30.2″} 5/30/2017, on Poaceae, by. M. Moghaddam. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Tehran: Hayk Mirzayans Insects Museum, Tehran, Iran; accepted valid name Illustr.

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Systematics: Artemicoccus poacearum belongs in Artemicoccus Balachowsky because it has (i) ostioles absent, and (ii) the live adult females are enclosed in a felted wax ovisac. It is a peculiar species, not close to other species of Artemicoccus, however, it is closest to A. bispinus in having (i) numerous dorsal collar tubular ducts and (ii) trilocular pores present on both surfaces. It differs in having (characters for A. bispinus in brackets): (i) dorsal enlarged setae present singly (present in groups of up to 3 setae), (ii) antennae each with 9 segments (7 segments), (iii) claw without a denticle (with a denticle), and (iv) dorsum without cellular plates (with cellular plates). (Moghaddam & Watson, 2022)
Structure: Slide-mounted adult female body oval, 3.77 mm long and 1.95 mm wide. Eye situated on margin, about 36 μm in diameter. Anal lobes well developed, each ventral surface bearing an apical seta about 166 μm long, and a slender anterior seta about 95 μm long. Antennae each with 9 segments, about 400 μm long; apical segment about 53 μm long, and 20.0 μm wide, without apical fleshy setae. Legs well developed. (Moghaddam & Watson, 2022)
Biology: Found inside the leaf sheaths of grass. Live adult female completely enclosed in a white ovisac of felted wax. (Moghaddam & Watson, 2022)
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration in Moghaddam & Watson, 2022.

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