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Pelionella proeminens (Goux, 1989) (Pseudococcidae: Pelionella)

Peliococcus proeminens Goux 1989a: 309. Type data: FRANCE: Bouche du Rhone, Bouc-Bel-Air, on Thymus vulgaris. Holotype, female, Type depository: Paris: Museum National d'Histoire naturelle, France; accepted valid name Illustr.
Peliococcus proemineus Goux, 1989; Ben-Dov 1994: 297. misspelling of species epithet
Pelionella proeminens (Goux, 1989); Kaydan 2015: 240. change of combination

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Systematics: Danzig & Gavrilov-Zimin (2014) regarded P. proeminens as a junior synonym of P. grassiana but, Kaydan, 2015 these two species are regarded as distinct. The two species are similar and share: (i) the absence of a circulus, and (ii) 14-17 pairs of marginal cerarii, but P. proeminens differs in having: (i) fewer dorsal clusters across each abdominal segment, with only about 8 on abdominal segment I (much more abundant on P. grassiana - about 12 on abdominal segment I), and (ii) each metafemur with translucent pores (metafemur of P. grassiana without translucent pores). (Kaydan, 2015)
Structure: Adult female body elongate oval, 1.78-1.96 mm long, 1.24-1.38 mm wide. Eyes marginal, 35-40 µm wide. Antenna 9 segmented, 310-350 µm long; apical segment 50-55 µm long, 22.5-25.0 µm wide; apical setae 32-35 µm long plus 3 fleshy setae 27-35 µm long. (Kaydan, 2015)
General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Goux (1989a). Redescription and illustration in Kaydan, 2015.