Valid Names Results

Eriochiton brittini Hodgson & Henderson, 1996 (Eriococcidae: Eriochiton)

Nomenclatural History

• Eriochiton brittini Hodgson & Henderson 1996: 163. Type data: NEW ZEALAND: South Island, Bark Bay, Nelson, unknown host, 28/01/1924, by G. Brittin. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Auckland: New Zealand Arthropod Collection, Landcare Research, New Zealand; accepted valid name Notes: Paratypes in USNM and BMNH (Hodgson & Henderson, 1996). Illustr.

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Geographic Distribution

Keys

• HodgsoHe1996: pp.152 ( Adult (F) ) [Adult females of the Eriochitonini tribe]
• HodgsoHe1996: pp.154 ( First instar ) [First-instar nymphs of the Eriochitonini tribe]

Remarks

• Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female with: small dorsal setae absent, replaced by short spinose dorsal setae; sessile pores abundant in submarginal band, with 7-12 between antennae; 34-36 spinose marginal setae between eyespots; 2-3 pairs of spinose setae at anterior end of anal cleft (Hodgson & Henderson, 1996).
• Structure: Adult female roundly oval with a shallow oval anal cleft (Hodgson & Henderson, 1996).
• General Remarks: Original description, phylogeny and illustration of adult female and first instar nymph by Hodgson & Henderson (1996).

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