Valid Names Results

Foldilecanium amazonense (Foldi, 1988) (Coccidae: Foldilecanium)

Nomenclatural History

• Neolecanium amazonensis Foldi 1988: 80. Type data: BRAZIL: Amazonas, near Manaus, on Pourouma cecropiaefoliae.. Holotype, female, Type depository: Manaus: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia, Colecao Sistematica da Entomologia, Brazil; accepted valid name
• Foldilecanium amazonensis (Foldi, 1988); Kondo 2011: 4-6. change of combination
• Foldilecanium amazonense (Foldi, 1988); Pellizzari & Williams 2013: 407. change of combination requiring emendation of specific epithet for agreement in gender

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• Kondo2011: pp.4 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to separate the known species of Foldilecanium Kondo]

Remarks

• Systematics: Foldilecanium amazonensis is most similar to F. multisetosus, however, the two can be separated by the combination of: 1. stigmatic setae bulbose to spinose with sharp or rounded tips, totaling 3 (rarely 2 or 4) per stigmatic cleft (stigmatic setae spinose with rounded tips, totalling 5 - 7 per stigmatic cleft in F. multisetosus; and 2. marginal setae bluntly to sharply spinose (marginal setae bluntly spinose, with parallel sides in F. multisetosus.
• Structure: The adult female has the following features: 1. dorsal setae completely absent; 2. simple pores of 2 types; 3. preopercular pores present around anal plates and extending medially toward head region; 4. anal plates tegether broadly pyriform with 13-14 setae on dorsal surface; 5. sclerotic area present at least around anterior part of anal plates; 6. marginal setae spinose, with pointed or round tips, with 15-20 setae on each side between anterior and posterior stigmatic areas; 7. stigmatic clefts shallow, each with 2-4 (mostly 3) stigmatic setae; 8. eyespots present; 9. spiracular pores with 3-7 (mostly 5) loculi; 10. dense concentration of ventral micrducts around labium; 11. ventral setae across abdominal segments, sharply spinose, setose elewhere; 12. legs well developed, but small, claw with a denticle; 13. antennae 6 segmented. (Kondo, 2011)
• Biology: These scales are found on the underside of the leaf blades near the petiole insertion. Colonies were covered by ant cartons (Foldi, 1988)
• General Remarks: Detailed description, photographs and illustration in Kondo, 2011.

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