Valid Names Results

Ortheziolacoccus angolaensis (Kozar & Konczne Benedicty, 1999) (Ortheziidae: Ortheziolacoccus)

Nomenclatural History

• Ortheziola angolaensis Kozar & Konczne Benedicty 1999: 129-130. Type data: ANGOLA: Kahongo, Kuachimo, Mwaoka, 20/06/1964, by E. Luna. Holotype, female, Type depository: Budapest: Plant Protection Institute, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary; accepted valid name Illustr.
• Ortheziolacoccus angolaensis (Kozar & Konczne Benedicty, 1999); Kozár 2004: 440. change of combination

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• Watson2022: pp.349-350 ( Adult (F) ) [Ortheziolacoccus in continental Africa]
• Kozar2004: pp.439 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to the species of Ortheziolacoccus]

Remarks

• Systematics: Ortheziolacoccus angolaensis is unique in having an extra wax plate in front of the eggsack band (Kozár & Konczné Benedicty, 1999).
• Structure: Adult female dorsum covered mostly with wax plates. Only a narrow band of the dorsum bare in the midline, whitest, the segmentation not visible. Mounted specimens 2.3 mm long and 1.7 mm wide. Antenna 3-segmented (Kozár & Konczné Benedicty, 1999).
• Biology: Specimens have been collected from litter (Kozár, 2004).
• General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Kozár & Konczné Benedicty (1999). Change of combination, redescription and illustration by Kozár (2004).

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