Valid Names Results

Mirococcopsis ammophila Bazarov & Nurmamatov, 1975 (Pseudococcidae: Mirococcopsis)

Nomenclatural History

• Mirococcopsis ammophila Bazarov & Nurmamatov 1975a: 94. Type data: TADZHIKISTAN: Kuraminsk Ridge, near Pangoz, on Cousinia polycephala. Holotype, female, Type depository: St. Petersburg: Zoological Museum, Academy of Science, Russia; accepted valid name Illustr.
• Mirococcopsis brevipilosa Matesova 1981: 59. Type data: KAZAKHSTAN: Tald-Kurgansk District, on Erysimum diffusum. Holotype, female, Type depository: St. Petersburg: Zoological Museum, Academy of Science, Russia; junior synonym (discovered by Gavril2007, 6). Illustr.

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 6 | Genera: 11

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• DanzigGa2015: pp.377-380 ( Adult (F) ) [species of Mirococcopsis]
• Gavril2007: pp.3-4 ( Adult (F) ) [Species of Mirococcopsis]
• Tang1992: pp.107 ( Adult (F) ) [China]
• Tang1992: pp.106 ( Adult (F) ) [China]
• BazaroNu1975a: pp.94 ( Adult (F) ) [Tadjikistan]

Remarks

• Systematics: According to the original descriptions, M. ammophila and M. brevipilosa differ from each other in the size of their setae and tubular ducts. However, these differences are absent when studied with a modern microscope and the sizes of setae and ducts overlap. (Danzig & Gavrilov-Zimin, 2015)
• Structure: Living adult female body yellow, oval, convex, up to 2.5 mm long. Antennae 6-segmented. Legs large without translucent pores. Anal apparatus complete. Two pair of ostioles present. Circulus absent. (Danzig & Gavrilov-Zimin, 2015)
• Biology: Living on roots and under lower leaf sheths of host plants (Gavrilov, 2007).
• General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Bazarov & Nurmamatov (1975a), Matesova (1981) (as M. brevipilosa) and by Gavrilov (2007).

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