Valid Names Results
Burmorthezia Vea & Gimaldi, 2012 (
Ortheziidae)
Nomenclatural History
- Burmorthezia
Vea & Gimaldi
2012: 763.
Type species: Burmorthezia kotejai Vea & Grimaldi
by original designation
.
accepted valid name
Remarks
- Systematics: The anal ring is present on the dorsum but is visibly larger than that of the Recent Ortheziidae. The ring bears probably more than six setae (as in the Recent Ortheziidae) although the exact number is not visible. The wax secretion protruding from the anal ring partly obscures the ring, but this kind of secretion is specific to the Ortheziidae. (Vea & Grimaldi, 2012)
Burmorthezia is the sister group to the rest of the Ortheziidae and is defined on the basis of a separated trochanter and femur (plesiomorphic state), undifferentiated apical setae on the last antennal segment (plesiomorphic state) with two stiff setae on the second segment, and a distinctly separated tibia and tarsus (similar to the Ortheziinae), with the tibia longer than the tarsus (plesiomorphic state). Burmorthezia is an extinct sister
group to a monophyletic crown group comprising the Recent and Tertiary Ortheziidae. Burmorthezia shares with crowngroup Ortheziidae the distinctive nature of wax secreted into
bundles or lobes, a large eye lens situated on a long eye peduncle, and the general morphology of the leg.(Vea & Grimaldi, 2012)
- Structure: Although only second-instar nymphs are known for Burmorthezia, they differ from other Ortheziidae known nymphs by the presence of fully transverse wax lobes (vs laterally divided), apical segment without apical
seta (vs differentiated apical seta, blunt or hair like), second 4segment with two longer stiff setae (vs none), trochanter fully separated from femur (vs trochanter fused to femur). (Vea & Grimaldi, 2012)
- General Remarks: Detailed analysis in Vea & Grimaldi, 2012.
Keys
Associated References
- VeaGi2012:
description, distribution, illustration, structure, taxonomy, pp. 763,765
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