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Hempelicoccus mendozae (Morrison, 1919) (Eriococcidae: Hempelicoccus)

Eriococcus mendozae Morrison 1919: 68-70. Type data: ARGENTINA: Mendoza, undetermined host, collected between 1909-1911, by P. Jorgensen. Syntypes, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.
Nidularia mendozae (Morrison, 1919); Lindinger 1933a: 116. change of combination
Acanthococcus mendozae (Morrison, 1919); Miller & Gimpel 1996: 602. change of combination
Hempelicoccus mendozae (Morrison, 1919); Kozár & Konczné Benedicty 2008: 125. change of combination

Families: 1 | Genera: 2

Families: 1 | Genera: 2

Countries: 1

GonzalClJu2017: pp.55 ( Adult (F) ) [Eriococcidae of Argentina currently known of Fabaceae]
MorenoGoCl2016: pp.7 ( Adult (F) ) [Species of Hempelicoccus]
GonzalRiAn2015: pp.3 ( Adult (F) ) [Species of Hempelicoccus in Argentina]
GonzalGr2009: pp.312-314 ( Adult (F) ) [Clave para las especies de Eriococcus con microconductos agrupadospresentes en la Argentina]
KozarKo2008: pp.127-128 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to Species]
Morris1919: pp.68 ( Adult (F) ) [South American species of Eriococcus]

Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female with: enlarged setae conical, sides slightly concave, apices sightly rounded, marginal setae conspicuously larger than other setae, 3 sizes of setae, scattered over surface, usually 3 lateral setae on margin of each abdominal segment (Morrison, 1919).
Structure: Sac of female light buff in color, rather convex. Adult female is plump, broad, oval. Dried specimen dark red and giving off a dark wine color when boiled in KOH (Morrison, 1919).
Biology: Sac of female occurs on twigs of host (Morrison, 1919).
General Remarks: Most detailed description and illustration by Morrison (1919). Redescription in Spanish by González & Granara De Willink (2009)