Valid Names Results
Eriogallococcus Hodgson & Magalhães, 2011 (
Eriococcidae)
Nomenclatural History
- Eriogallococcus
Hodgson & Magalhães
2011: 56.
Type species: Eriogallococcus isaias Hodgson & Magalhães
by monotypy and original designation
.
accepted valid name
Remarks
- Systematics: Eriogallococcus, is immediately separable from all other eriococcid genera known from the Neotropics in that the dorsum of the adult female has abundant loculate pores and develops a large area of sclerotisation on the dorsum of the abdomen when mature. It is currently only known off Pseudobombax (Malvaceae) from Minas Gerais, Brazil. The adult males of E. isaias are immediately seperable from other males in the “Gondwanan” Eriococcidae group in having: (i)
5-segmented antennae; (ii) an extremely long, fine penial sheath, and (iii) no or few tegular setae. The adult male of E. isaias is superficially similar to that of Capulinia sallei but the latter has 10-segmented antennae and 2-segmented tarsi. (Hodgson, 2020)
- Structure: Body of scale globose, almost round to oval, perhaps broadest across metathorax. Youngest specimens in alcohol pale pink but deep pink when mature. Derm membranous on young specimens, but developing a large circular sclerotised area on dorsum of abdomen on mature specimens. (Hodgson, et al., 2011)
- Biology: Inducing sharply conical galls on upper surfaces of leaves of host plant but with gall orifice on the lower surface. Gall chamber quite elongate. (Hodgson, et al., 2011)
- General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration in Hodgson, et al., 2011. Generic diagnosis of the male in Hodgson, 2020.
Keys
- Hodgso2020: pp.19-22
(
Adult (M)
)
[Neococcoid higher taxa]
- KondoGuCo2016: pp.475-476
(
Adult (F)
)
[Genera of the Eriococcidae of South America]
- HodgsoMaMi2011: pp.54-55
(
Adult (F)
)
[Key to the Eriococcidae of the Neotropical Region based on the morphology of adult females]
- HodgsoMaMi2011: pp.71
(
Adult (F)
Adult (M)
Immature (F)
Immature (M)
)
[Key to the Genera of the Eriococcidae of the Neotropical Region based the morphology of the adult males]
Associated References
- Hodgso2020:
diagnosis, key, male, morphology, taxonomy, pp. 20, 87-88
- HodgsoMaMi2011:
description, distribution, host, illustration, life history, structure, taxonomy, pp. 54-66
- KondoGuCo2016:
key, pp. 476
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