Valid Names Results
Mirococcopsis mamaevi Danzig & Gavrilov-Zimin, 2015 (Pseudococcidae: Mirococcopsis)Nomenclatural History
- Mirococcopsis mamaevi Danzig & Gavrilov-Zimin 2015: 392. Type data: TURKMENISTAN: Dongusburum, on roots of Salsola richtei, 05/14/1973, by B. Mamaev. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: St. Petersburg: Zoological Museum, Academy of Science, Russia; accepted valid name Notes: Paratypes: 3 females on separate slides with the same collection data. Illustr.
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Amaranthaceae
- Salsola richteri | DanzigGa2015
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- Turkmenistan | DanzigGa2015
Keys
- DanzigGa2015: pp.379-380 ( Adult (F) ) [Species of Mirococcopsis]
Remarks
- Systematics: This species differs from all other species of Mirococcopsis in strongly developed legs with unusually long claws which are significantly longer than other claw digitules and also in having very long setae along the body margin. (Danzig & Gavrilov-Zimin, 2015)
- Structure: Female body oval, about 3 mm long. Antannae 6-segmented. Legs well developed, with unusually long claws. Anal apparatus complete, but with setae shorter than the diameter of the anal ring. Both pairs of ostioles well developed. Circulus absent. (Danzig & Gavrilov-Zimin, 2015)
- General Remarks: Complete diagnosis and illustration in Danzig & Gavrilov-Zimin, 2015.
Illustrations
Citations
- DanzigGa2015: diagnosis, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 391