Valid Names Results

Asterococcus scleroglutaeus Xue & Shi, 1992 (Cerococcidae: Asterococcus)

Asterococcus scleroglutaeus Xue & Shi 1992: 183-186. Type data: CHINA: Sichuan, Chengdu. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Shandong: Department of Forestry, Shandong Agricultural University, Shandong Province, China; accepted valid name Illustr.

Families: 3 | Genera: 3

Countries: 1

HodgsoWi2016: pp.137-138 ( Adult (F) ) [Adult females of Asterococcus species]
TangHa1995: pp.216 ( Adult (F) ) [Species of Asterococcus]

Systematics: The presence of “trilocular” 8-shaped pores on the venter suggests that A. scleroglutaeus may be closest to A. yunnanensis Borchsenius. (Hodgson & Williams, 2016)
Structure: Based on the figure in Xue and Shi (1992), the adult female of A. scleroglutaeus is characterised by the following combination of character-states: (i) 8-shaped pores on dorsum of two sizes, a smaller pore very sparse throughout head and thorax and slightly larger pores in transverse bands across (possibly) abdominal segments IV and V; (ii) cribriform plates absent; (iii) tubular ducts of two sizes on dorsum, a narrow duct sparse medially on head and thorax but becoming more abundant near margins, and a broader duct in a group medially on posterior abdominal segments; (iv) tubular ducts on venter absent medially; (v) posterior stigmatic bands bifurcated; (vi) each stigmatic band broad near spiracles and with abundant spiracular disc-pores throughout, broadening near margin; (vii) 8-shaped pores on venter including “trilocular” pores, each with three closed pores; (viii) multilocular disc-pores abundant across abdominal segments II-VII, and also on metathorax; (ix) leg stubs present; (x) loculate pores near antennae abundant, and (xi) a broad sclerotized area present anterior to median anal plate. (Hodgson & Williams, 2016)