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Ourococcus casuarinae Fuller, 1897 (Eriococcidae: Ourococcus)

Ourococcus casuarinae Fuller 1897b: 1346. Type data: AUSTRALIA: Western Australia, on Casuarina sp. Unknown type status, unknown, accepted valid name Notes: Whereabouts of type material unknown (Gullan, personal communication, June 10, 1996).

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female with: enlarged setae cylindrical, sides straight, apices of setae on posterior abdomen slightly swollen, others rounded, setae present along body margin forward to thorax, decreasing in size anteriorly; posterior abdomen heavily sclerotized, almost pygidium like; lateral margins of posterior 2 or 3 abdominal segments protruding into lobes and with enlarged seta at apex; anal lobes each with more than 3 enlarged setae, fused together with anteromedial sclerotization; antennae small, 2- or 3-segmented; legs absent, hind pair represented by sclerotized plate containing numerous translucent pores; spiracles with associated multilocular pores; macrotubular ducts apparently absent or uncommon on dorsum; quinquelocular pores scattered in small numbers over venter; anal ring pores in round cluster approximately same diameter as opening of anal ring invagination, perhaps as many as 100 anal ring pores (Miller, 1999, personal observation).
Structure: Adult female stationary, chestnut brown, slightly globose, extremely chitinous and hard, accompanied by much fumagine and secreting a single, long, glassy tail (Fuller, 1899).
General Remarks: Description and illustration by Fuller (1899).