Valid Names Results

Ctenochiton eucalypti Maskell, 1895 (Coccidae: Ctenochiton)

Nomenclatural History

• Ctenochiton eucalypti Maskell 1895b: 52. Type data: AUSTRALIA: New South Wales, Maitland and Newcastle, on Eucalyptus siderophloia.. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Auckland: New Zealand Arthropod Collection, Landcare Research, New Zealand; Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• Hodgso2020: pp.221-223 ( Adult (M) ) [Coccidae species]

Remarks

• Systematics: The male of Ctenochiton eucalypti somewhat resembles that of Akermes scrobiculatus but differs particularly in having very large protruding simple eyes and in possessing glandular pouches. (Hodgson, 2020)
• General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration of the male in Hodgson, 2020.

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