Valid Names Results

Praelongorthezia acapulcoa (Morrison, 1952) (Ortheziidae: Praelongorthezia)

Nomenclatural History

• Orthezia acapulcoa Morrison 1952: 11-13. Type data: MEXICO: Guerrero, Acapulco, on unidentified Gramineae. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name Notes: Although Morrison (1952) mentioned a holotype in the original description, he did not label one of the 3 specimens on the "holotype" slide as the primary type and therefore a lectotype should be designated. 5 paratypes are in UCDC (Miller et al., 1973). Illustr.
• Praelongorthezia acapulcoa (Morrison, 1952); Kozár 2004: 384. change of combination
• Pralengorthezia acapulcoa; Carapia-Ruiz 2009. misspelling of genus name

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 3

Foes:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• Kozar2004: pp. ( Adult (F) ) [Key to the species of Praelongorthezia]
• Kozar2004: pp.439 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to the species of Ortheziolacoccus]
• Morris1952: pp.7 ( Adult (F) ) [Species in the Praelonga group of Orthezia]

Remarks

• Structure: Adult female completely covered by white secretionary tufts, the dorsal tufts strongly erect, apically diverging laterally from the median line in early adults, but tending to curl back toward this as the tufts grow in older specimens. Dried body is dull yellowish brown and stoutly ovoid (Morrison, 1952).
• General Remarks: Original description and illustration by Morrison (1952). Change of combination, redescription and illustration by Kozár (2004).

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