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Ourococcus eucalypti Fuller, 1897 (Eriococcidae: Ourococcus)

Ourococcus eucalypti 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; posterior abdomen sclerotized, segments fused, almost pygidium like; without extra marginal lobes; anal lobes not protruding but sclerotization forming rounded opening for entrance of anal ring invagination; antennae 2 or 3-segmented; legs absent, hind pair represented by conical swelling containing numerous translucent pores; spiracles with associated multilocular pores; macrotubular ducts apparently absent; quinquelocular pores forming broad bands from abdomen apex forward along body margin to base of antennae; anal ring pores in triangular cluster approximately 4 times diameter of opening of anal ring invagination, perhaps as many as 1,000 anal ring pores (Miller, 1999, personal observation).
Structure: Adult female surrounded by black waxy secretion and occupying a deep-seated cavity in the bark. Abdomen tapering slightly. Body subglobular, apex truncate (Fuller, 1899).
General Remarks: Most detailed description by Fuller (1899).