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Fonscolombia toubkalensis Gavrilov, 2016 (Pseudococcidae: Fonscolombia)

Fonscolombia toubkalensis Gavrilov 2016. Type data: MOROCCO: Toubkal National Park, Imlil, on stem and rhizome of Cladanthus scariosus, 6/11/2015, by I. Gavrilov-Zimin. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Blacksburg: Department of Entomology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Virginia, USA; St. Petersburg: Zoological Museum, Academy of Science, Russia; accepted valid name Notes: Holotype female in black circle on the slide. Paratypes: 9 females with the same collecting data and with two other collecting numbers: K 1090, 18.IX.2013 and K 1263, 12.VI.2015, both differ from the holotype in the collecting dates only. 7 paratypes are preserved in ZMAS; one paratype – in BMNH and one paratype – in MNHN. Illustr.

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Systematics: The new species seems to be very similar to Fonscolombia herbacea (Danzig 1971), known from the Eastern Palaearctic (Russian Siberia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and China), and differs from the last in the absence of circulus, presence of occasional multilocular pores on dorsum and in pink color of live females in contrast to yellow. (Gavrilov-Zimin, 2016)
Structure: Female. Body broadly oval, up to 2.5 mm long, pink in life. Antennae 9-segmented. Legs small, without translucent pores, with 2 sensilla on each side of trochanter; claw with a denticle. Males and morphology of larvae unknown. (Gavrilov-Zimin, 2016)
Biology: Females of F. toubkalensis seem to be incompletely ovoviviparous. Six dissected females had eggs at different stages of development (including embryos with mouthparts) inside of the body and started to form wax ovisacs. Thus, the oviposition probably occurs at late phases of embryogenesis and eggs lay in ovisac some time before hatching of the larvae. (Gavrilov-Zimin, 2016)
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration in Gavrilov-Zimin, 2016.

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