Valid Names Results

Gedanicoccus gracilis Koteja, 1988 (Eriococcidae: Gedanicoccus)

Nomenclatural History

• Gedanicoccus gracilis Koteja 1988c: 507-512. Type data: POLAND: Baltic Amber, Baltic Shore, near Gdansk, by T. Giecewicz. Holotype, immature, by original designation Type depository: Warsaw: Museum of Earth, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland; accepted valid name Illustr.

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• Koteja1988c: pp.506 ( First instar ) [Eriococcidae first instars]

Remarks

• Systematics: First instar in amber with: enlarged setae conical, sides slightly convex, apices slightly rounded, enlarged setae confined to marginal area with 1 lateral seta on margin of each abdominal segment (Koteja, 1988c).
• Structure: Body elongate, the presence of stellate hairs indicates a spring hatching (Koteja, 1988c).

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