Valid Names Results

Marsipococcus ulubendulensis Lagowska & Martin, 2017 (Coccidae: Marsipococcus)

Nomenclatural History

• Marsipococcus ulubendulensis Lagowska & Martin 2017: 296-308. Type data: MALAYSIA: Negeri Sembilan, Ulu Bendul, near Seremban, on underside of a leaf of Annonaceae, against the midrib, 2/15/2014, by J.H. Martin. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Notes: Holotype adult female mounted singly on a slide. Paratypes: 2 slides with a total of 3 adult females; 1 slide with 2 third-instar females + a pharate third-instar nymph; 1 slide with 3 second-instar males + 4 first-instar nymphs; 1 slide with a second-instar male + a first-instar nymph; 2 slides with a total of 5 pupae; 1 slide with a pupa + 3 adult males, and 1 slide with 2 pupae and an adult male. Illustr.

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Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• Joshi2020: pp.579 ( Adult (F) ) [species of Marsipococcus]
• LagowsMaHo2017: pp.309 ( Adult (F) ) [Marsipococcus species]

Remarks

• Systematics: Adult female of M. ulubendulensis are most similar to those of M. marsupialis, sharing with it the following character states: (i) radial lines extending medially from the margin; (ii) two spines in each stigmatic cleft; (iii) a sclerotised crescent in each stigmatic cleft and also anteriorly around anal plates; (iv) presence of ventral tubular ducts; (v) spiracular disc pores partly in a sclerotised stigmatic groove; (vi) fourth segment of antenna without either normal or fleshy setae (very unusual in Coccidae with well-developed antennae); (vii) marginal setae spear-shaped, each sharply pointed, broader medially with a constricted base; (viii) a similar body shape, being lemon-shaped and slightly pointed at each end; and (ix) dorsal pores that appear bilocular. It differs from M. marsupialis (character states in M. marsupialis in brackets) as follows: (i) multilocular disc pores absent (present in a tight group medially in abdominal segment VII); (ii)preopercular pores absent (present in a narrow band medially); and (iii) dorsal setae restricted to laterad of anal plates (present throughout dorsum). Adult female of M. ulubendulensis differ from those of M. durbanensis and M. proteae (character states in latter two species in brackets) as follows: (i) absence of preopercular pores (present), and (ii) stigmatic spines short, parallel sided and attached to anterior and posterior margins of each cleft (longer, more capitate and present along inner margin of each cleft); M. ulubendulensis also differs from M. durbanensis in having spinose marginal setae (setose), and from M. proteae in having sharply-pointed dorsal setae (blunt). (Lagowska, et al., 2017)
• Structure: Living female reddish brown. Slide-mounted female body oval, strongly narrowing at both ends, 6.7–8.4 mm long and 4.0–4.6 mm wide. Stigmatic clefts distinct and quite deep; anal cleft closely appressed, about 1/5th total body length. (Lagowska, et al., 2017) First-instar nymph body elongate oval, about equally rounded at both ends, length 530–1225 μm, width 290–625 μm. Although the first-instar nymphs of M. ulubendulensis lack a seta mesad to each meso- and metacoxa, they otherwise appear morphologically close to other Marsipococcus species. Second-instar female body elongate oval, somewhat pointed at both ends; length 1.75 mm, width 0.93 mm. Third-instar female body elongate oval, somewhat pointed at both ends; length 2.6–3.1 mm, width 1.5–1.8 mm. Second-instar male body elongate oval, roundly pointed at both ends; length 1.9–2.6 mm, width 0.9–1.6 mm. Male pupa body elongate oval; length 1.7–1.9 mm, head width 397–441 μm. Derm membranous, with small dermal spinules and nodules. Adult male body of moderate size; total body length about 1.55–1.60 mm, width across triangular plates about 335–365 μm. Antennae each about half total body length; head with 4 pairs of particularly large simple eyes; head and rest of body with almost no setae, those present all hair-like (hs). Fleshy setae (fs) restricted to appendages and usually easy to separate from hs; procoxae without coxal bristles; trochanterofemur articulation clear. Caudal extensions on abdominal segment VII rounded; glandular pouches present but glandular pouch setae significantly different, one much stouter and longer than other. Antennae each 9 segmented, with only 2 capitate setae on apex. Wings about 7/10th total body length and slightly less than half as wide as long. Hamulohalteres absent. (Lagowska, et al., 2017)
• General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration in Lagowska, et al. 2017.

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