Valid Names Results

Eriococcus pictus Froggatt, 1916 (Eriococcidae: Eriococcus)

Eriococcus picta Froggatt 1916: 573. Type data: AUSTRALIA: Western Australia, Perth, on Eucalyptus sp., 1913, by J.L. Newman. Lectotype, female, by subsequent designation (GullanVr1991,35). Type depository: Orange: Agricultural Scientific Collections Unit, Orange Agricultural Institute, NSW, Australia; accepted valid name Illustr.
Acanthococcus picta (Froggatt, 1916); Miller & Gimpel 1996: 603. change of combination
Eriococcus pictus Froggatt, 1916; Pellizzari & Williams 2013: 410. change of combination requiring emendation of specific epithet for agreement in gender

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

GullanVr1991: pp.26 ( Adult (F) ) [Australian Eriococcus species on Eucalyptus species]

Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female with: enlarged setae slender to robust, slightly curved, tapering to pointed apex, scattered over dorsal surface. "The status of this taxon is uncertain It is very similar to E. coriaceus and may be a Western Australian geographical variant of E. coriaceus. The most notable differences are that specimens from Western Australia have few or no bilocular pores between the antennae, shorter dorsal setae, and more microducts dorsally on the abdomen than specimens of E. coriaceus from south-eastern Australia. Pigment colour is similar in the 2 taxa (Gullan & Vranjic, 1991).
Structure: Sac is globular and very compact. They are well separated from each other and formed from a stout leathery delicate white secretion. Adult female reddish and rounded (Froggatt, 1921a). Dry adults turn intense scarlet to crimson in 10% KOH (Gullan & Vranjic, 1991).
General Remarks: Detailed description by Gullan & Vranjic (1991).