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Hypericicoccus hyperici (Ferris, 1955) (Eriococcidae: Hypericicoccus)

Trachycoccus hyperici Ferris 1955a: 215. Type data: UNITED STATES: Indiana, Bloomington, on Hypericum sp. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.
Hypericicoccus hyperici (Ferris, 1955); Williams 1961a: 93. Type data: UNITED STATES: Illinois, Bloomington; on Hypericum, 12/14/53, by Daniels & Heuer. Lectotype, female, by subsequent designation Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; change of combination Notes: Ben-Dov (2006b) included this species under the name Trachycoccus hyperici Ferris as an asterolecaniid, but it is correctly placed in the Eriococcidae.

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

MillerSt2022: pp.87-88 ( Adult (F) ) [Ovaticoccus and Hypericicoccus species]
MillerSt2022: pp.88-89 ( Second instar (F) ) [Ovaticoccus and Hypericicoccus species]
MillerSt2022: pp.89 ( Second instar (M) ) [Ovaticoccus and Hypericicoccus species]
MillerSt2022: pp.89-90 ( First instar ) [Ovaticoccus and Hypericicoccus species]

Systematics: Ferris (1955) did not designate a holotype, so Miller & Stocks (2022) designated a lectotype from the syntype series labeled as follows: right label “UCD 1638 / Host. Hypericum / in Quar. fr. Bloomington / Ill. / Coll. Daniels & Heuer / Date 12-14-53 / LACo #Q2653.” Left label “Trachycoccus (=Hypericicoccus) / hyperici / Lectotype / with map of position of lectotype and paralectotype specimens / Paralectotype / Desig. Miller & Stocks.” Deposited in UCD.
Structure: Adult female is bright pink; flocculent ovisac encloses body (Miller & Miller, 1993). Slide-mounted adult female with: enlarged setae nipple shaped, sides convex, apices truncate, recessed in dermal pocket, all of approximately same size, in small numbers over dorsum; dorsum with numerous multilocular pores, with predominantly more than 5 loculi; legs abortive, tibia and tarsus usually fused; anal ring setae enlarged (Miller & Miller, 1993).
Biology: This species is found under the bark of its host (Miller & Miller, 1993).
General Remarks: Original description and illustration provided by Ferris (1955a) as Trachycoccus hyperici. Additional description and illustration by Miller & Miller (1993). Detailed descriptions and illustrations of second-instar female, adult and immature males, and first-instar nymph in Miller & Stocks, 2022