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Eriochiton hoheriae Hodgson, 1994 (Eriococcidae: Eriochiton)

Eriochiton hoheriae Hodgson 1994: 184-187. Type data: NEW ZEALAND: South Island, Nelson, Garden Valley, on Hoheria angustifolia, 08/08/1968, by J.A. de Boer. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Auckland: New Zealand Arthropod Collection, Landcare Research, New Zealand; accepted valid name Illustr.

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

HodgsoHe1996: pp.151 ( Adult (F) ) [Adult females of the tribe Eriochitonini]
HodgsoHe1996: pp.152 ( Second instar (F) ) [Second-instar females of the tribe Eriochitonini]
HodgsoHe1996: pp.153 ( Second instar (F) ) [Second-instar males of the tribe Eriochitonini]
Hodgso1994: pp.176-177 ( Adult (F) ) [Adult females of Eriochiton species ]
Hodgso1994: pp.177 ( Second instar (F) ) [Second-instar females of Eriochiton]

Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female with: ventral microducts in broad band, extending medially at least half way to each coxa and nearly reaching base of antennae; small dorsal setae in 4 diverging lines anterior of anal plates; ventral microducts not extending medially between antennae (Hodgson & Henderson, 1996).
Structure: Adult male winged, robust, having well-developed legs and antennae and a stout penial sheath. Adult female is almost circular (Hodgson & Henderson, 1996).
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Hodgson (1994). Hodgson & Henderson (1996) provide description of adult male, second-instar males and a pupa, as well as the phylogeny of the tribe Eriochitonini.