Valid Names Results

Micrococcus similis Leonardi, 1907 (Micrococcidae: Micrococcus)

Nomenclatural History

• Micrococcus similis Leonardi 1907b: 143. Type data: ITALY: Sassarei, Sardinia, on roots of a grain. Syntypes, female, by subsequent designation accepted valid name Notes: Miller & Williams (1995a) state that the syntypes of this species "should be located in Tempio Pausania, Sardinia, Italy, where Leonardi did his research, but Salvatore Marotta indicates that he was unable to locate any scale material when he visited there in 1989."

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 4

Associates:

Families: 1 | Genera: 2

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• Pelliz2011: pp.307-308 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to adult female of Micrococcus]
• MillerWi1995aDR: pp.204 ( Adult (F) ) [Adult females of Micrococcus]
• Balach1936c: pp.164 ( Adult (F) ) [Micrococcus species]
• Leonar1920: pp.443 ( Adult (F) ) [Species of Micrococcus]

Remarks

• Systematics: Micrococcus similis is unique in having the parastigmatic pores restricted to the areas surrounding the spiracles, by having the tubular ducts on the abdomen restricted to the posterior segments, and by having more than 10 setae on each anal plate (Miller & Williams, 1995a).
• Structure: Slide-mounted adult female 3.3 mm long, 2.1 mm wide. Dorsum with filamentous setae scattered over surface; longest seta on dorsomedial area of metathorax 23µ long, most setae strongly curved and about same length. Marginal setae about same length as rest of dorsum. Small bilocular pores abundant over surface. Discoidal pores circular, scattered over surface (Miller & Williams, 1995a).
• Biology: Bodenheimer (1935b) states that this species has one generation per year with sexual maturity in winter.
• General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration of adult female, third-instar female and gyandromorph by Miller & Williams (1995a).

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