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Phenacoccus poae Moghaddam, 2019 (Pseudococcidae: Phenacoccus)

Phenacoccus poae Moghaddam 2019. Type data: IRAN: Markazi province, Arak, Haftad-Gholleh Protected Area, Sibak, Alt. 1892. (N34°05′40.4″ / E50°14′34.6″), on Poaceae, 6/10/2018, by M. Moghaddam. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Tehran: Hayk Mirzayans Insects Museum, Tehran, Iran; accepted valid name Notes: Paratypes: IRAN, 6 adult females mounted singly on slides, each left label with same data as holotype slide; right label: Paratype / Phenacoccus poae sp. n.’, (5 slides HMIM, 1 slide NHGR). Illustr.

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Systematics: Phenacoccus poae is close to P. arthrophyti Archangelskaya, 1930 in having: (i) antenna 9 segmented, (ii) circulus absent, (iii) trilocular pores are replaced by quinquelocular pores in medial zone of ventral surface, (iv) cerarii numbering 3 or 4 pairs. It differs as follows (character states of P. arthrophyti in brackets): (i) dorsal multilocular pores absent (present), (ii) tubular ducts numerous on dorsum, forming 2 or 3 transverse rows on all segments (each segment with 1 transverse row and scattered sparsely on head) (iii) tubular ducts numerous on venter, forming 2 or 3 transverse rows on all segments (forming 1 transverse row on ventral abdominal segments III–VII, and sparsely mainly along anterior abdominal segments and thorax) (iv) hind coxa, femur and tibia with translucent pores (translucent pores absent). (Moghaddam, 2019)
Structure: Body oval, covered with thick white wax. Living on upper surface of leaves Slide-mounted adult female body oval to broadly oval, 3.55 (2.88–3.74) mm long and 1.92 (1.40–1.92) mm wide. Eye situated on margin. Antennae each 9 segmented, Circulus absent; Legs well developed. (Moghaddam, 2019)
Biology: Found on upper leaf surfaces of the host. Body of live adult female oval, covered with thick white powdery wax. (Moghaddam & Watson, 2022)
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration in Moghaddam, 2019.

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