Valid Names Results

Cryptococcus nudatus (Brittin, 1915) (Cryptococcidae: Cryptococcus)

Nomenclatural History

• Cryptococcus nudata Brittin 1915a: 160. Type data: NEW ZEALAND: South Island, Cashmere Hill, Christchurch, on Hoheria sp. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Auckland: New Zealand Arthropod Collection, Landcare Research, New Zealand; accepted valid name Illustr.
• Kuwanina parva; Green 1916d: 52. misidentification (discovered by Hoy1962, 26).
• Chaetococcus parvus; Thomson 1922: 338. misidentification (discovered by Hoy1962, 25-26).

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• KosztaHa1968: pp.11 ( Adult (F) ) [Adult female of Cryptococcus]

Remarks

• Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female with: front 2 pairs of legs absent; no macrotubular ducts; anal ring with pores and 6 setae; quinquelocular pores on dorsum and venter (Hoy, 1962).
• Structure: According to Hoy (1962), "...females in crevices in bark on main trunk of tree. Some associated loose white wax but female not forming a sac."
• General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Hoy (1962).

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