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Porphyrophora jashenkoi Vahedi, 2007 (Margarodidae: Porphyrophora)

Nomenclatural History

• Porphyrophora jashenkoi Vahedi 2007: 68. Type data: IRAN: 74 km N Hamadan-Kermanshah, Amireye village, on whear Triticum vulgare crown-collar; collected R. Linkfield & J. Gentry, 13.v.1960.. Holotype, female, Type depository: Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• MoghadWa2024: pp.149 ( Adult (F) ) [Species of Porphyrophora in Iran]
• VahediHo2007: pp.31-34 ( Adult (F) ) [Porphyrophora species of Palearctic region]

Remarks

• Structure: Slide-mounted adult female oval; dorsal and ventral surfaces of body covered quite sparsely by long hair-like setae and small setae, although setae on margins of head and prothorax more numerous. Antennae each with 7 segments; sensillum placodeum on segment IV usually present, containing a dense group of 3–5 small sensilla, also with a short seta; segment V with a minute seta; other intermediate antennal segments naked; apical segment as wide as, or slightly wider than long, bearing some flagellate setae, several fleshy setae and sensilla. Prothoracic legs each with tarsus fused with claw; enlarged claw at least 2.0x longer than basal width, without a denticle. Thoracic spiracles each with an apodeme; each peritreme with 4–6 spiracular disc-pores; each pore with 1 ring of about 8 evenly-spaced loculi; each disc-pore with a bright central zone; with a group of 2 perispiracular sensilla on lateral margin of peritreme. (Moghaddam & Watson, 2024)
• General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Vahedi & Hodgson (2007).

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