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Ovaticoccus parkerorum Miller in Miller & McKenzie, 1967 (Eriococcidae: Ovaticoccus)

Ovaticoccus parkerorum Miller in Miller & McKenzie 1967: 519-521. Type data: UNITED STATES: California, San Benito Co., Panoche Pass, on Haplopappus linearifolius, 23/01/1965, D.R. Miller and F.D. Parker. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Notes: Paratypes in CDAE and USNM. Illustr.

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

MillerSt2022: pp.87-88 ( Adult (F) ) [Ovaticoccus and Hypericicoccus species]
PellizKo2011: pp.65 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to adult female Ovaticoccus]
Gill1993: pp.173 ( Adult (F) ) [Ovaticoccus species of California]
MillerMc1967: pp.507 ( Adult (F) ) [North American species of Ovaticoccus]

Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female with: enlarged setae nipple shaped, sides convex basally, concave near apex, apices rounded, setae all approximately same size, arranged in 2 longitudinal lines on each side of body, marginal and mediolateral; hair-like setae scattered over dorsal surface; anal ring without pores; dorsal multilocular pores absent; ventral multilocular pores predominantly with 5 loculi; cruciform pores present on venter only; antennae 7-segmented; microtubular ducts medium in length, with 2 sclerotized areas (Miller & McKenzie, 1967).
Structure: Adult female oval, rotund; microscopic examination revealed 3 dorsal longitudinal ridges, 1 medial and 2 mediolateral. Body pink. White mealy secretion absent from dorsum; on venter, but not heavy enough to conceal body color. Filamentous ovisac secretion absent (Miller & McKenzie, 1967)
Biology: Species found under the bark and on roots of host plant (Miller & McKenzie, 1967).
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Miller & McKenzie (1967).