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Ceroputo chetverikovi (Gavrilov, 2016) (Pseudococcidae: Ceroputo)

Puto (Ceroputo) chetverikovi Gavrilov 2016: 3-4. Type data: MOROCCO: about 15 km. NE Agadir, “Paradise Valley”, 30°33ʹN 9°34ʹW, on branches and twigs of arboreal Juniperus sp., probably J. oxycedrus (Linnaeus), 6/9/2015, by I.A. Gavrilov-Zimin. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: St. Petersburg: Zoological Museum, Academy of Science, Russia; accepted valid name Notes: Paratypes: 7 females and one ultimolarva with the same collecting data. 5 paratypes are preserved in ZMAS; one paratype – in BMNH and one paratype – in MNHN. Illustr.
Ceroputo chetverikovi (Gavrilov, 2016); Zhang & Watson 2023: 289. change of combination and rank

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Systematics: Gavrilov-Zimin and Danzig (2012) provided evidence that Puto should not be included in a separate family but should be part of the Pseudococcidae and should include 2 subgenera Puto and Ceroputo. Therefore, Ceroputo chetvereikovi was described by Gavrilov-Zimin as Puto (Ceroputo) chetvereikovi. The new species differs from all other known species in the presence of only 2 pairs of cerarii with multiple conical setae and in an additional 4–5 denticles on the claw. Gavrilov (2016) states that Ceroputo chetverikovi is rather similar with Ceroputo graminis which is distributed in the Eastern Palaearctic and connected with Poaceae and Cyperaceae plants.
Structure: Female body pyriform, with enlarged anterior part, up to 6 mm long, green in life. Antennae 9-segmented. Legs well developed, without translucent pores, with 2 sensilla on each side of trochanter; claw with one large denticle and 4–5 smaller denticles.
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration in Gavrilov, 2016.

Gavril2016: description, distribution, host, illustration, structure, taxonomy, 3-4
ZhangWa2023: key, 289