Valid Names Results

Cryptococcus aceris Borchsenius, 1937 (Cryptococcidae: Cryptococcus)

Nomenclatural History

• Cryptococcus aceris Borchsenius 1937: 62. Type data: AZERBAIJAN: Abkhazia, Gagra District, Bzyb Gorge, on Acer sp., 1931. Lectotype, female, by subsequent designation (Danzig1996b,521). Type depository: St. Petersburg: Zoological Museum, Academy of Science, Russia; accepted valid name Notes: There are 5 female paralectotypes on the same slide as the lectotype. Illustr.

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 3 | Genera: 3

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• KozarKaKo2013: pp.596 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of Cryptococcus]
• TangHa1995: pp.427, 641 ( Adult (F) ) [Cryptococcus species]
• KosztaHa1968: pp.11 ( Adult (F) ) [Adult females of Cryptococcus]
• Borchs1949: pp.371 ( Adult (F) ) [USSR Species of Cryptococcus]

Remarks

• Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female with: antennae 4-segmented; anal ring with 6 setae; 10 setae surrounding anal ring (Kosztarab & Kozár, 1988).
• Structure: Adult female hemispherical and yellow, completely enclosed within white sac (Borchsenius, 1949). Kosztarab & Kozár (1988) state that the female is covered by a white waxy secretion.
• General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Borchsenius (1949). Kosztarab & Kozár (1988) also provide a description.

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