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Ourococcus cobbi Fuller, 1897 (Eriococcidae: Ourococcus)

Ourococcus cobbi Fuller 1897b: 1346. Type data: AUSTRALIA: Western Australia, on Eucalyptus 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 absent or only slightly enlarged, restricted to posterior abdominal segment, apices acute; posterior abdomen sclerotized almost pygidium like; without extra marginal lobes; anal lobes protruding only slightly, each with fewer than 3 enlarged setae, fused together with anteromedial sclerotization; antennae 6- or 7-segmented; legs absent, hind pair represented by conical swelling containing translucent pores; spiracles with associated multilocular pores; macrotubular ducts abundant over dorsum; quinquelocular pores abundant over venter, but not forming band; anal ring pores in rounded cluster approximately same diameter as opening of anal ring invagination, perhaps as many as 100 anal ring pores (Miller, 1999, personal observation).
Structure: Adult females are found beneath bark, they are stationary, and secrete long, glassy filaments (Fuller, 1899).
General Remarks: Most detailed description by Fuller (1899).