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Pseudococcus acaena Granara de Willink, 2018 (Pseudococcidae: Pseudococcus)

Pseudococcus acaena Granara de Willink 2018: 15. Type data: ARGENTINA: Neuquén, Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi, Ruta 65, entre río Minero y ruta a Cuyín Manzano, I/?/2002, on Acaena sp., by M.C.G.Willink. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Tucuman: Fundacion e Instituto Miguel Lillo, Universidade Nactional de Tucuman, Argentina; accepted valid name Illustr.

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Systematics: Pseudococcus acaena resembles P. espeletiae Williams and Willink's Granara, from Colombia, and P. neuquenensis Granara from Willink. Like them, it has eyes without proximal discoidal pores; it has between 13-16 cerarii; numerous tubular ducts won the dorsum and venter and few multilocular pores around the vulva. It is similar to P. neuquenensis, because both have translucent pores on the posterior tibia and discoidal pores and setae associated with tubular canals with oral rims. It differs from P. acaena and P. neuquenensis by having tubular ducts with marginal ventral oral rims in segments I-VII. Pseudocoaccus acaena differs from P. espeletiae by having 1) translucent pores on the tibia only (P. espeletiae has translucent pores on the coxa, femur and tibia); and 2) only one tubular duct on segment VII, (P. espeletiae has numerous ducts that form submarginal groups on the venter). (Granara de Willink & González, 2018)
Structure: Thick legs, with translucent pores on the posterior tibia; eyes without discoidal pores; multilocular pores on segments VII, VIII and IX; oral rim tubular ducts on the dorsum and venter on cephalothorax and abdomen; cerarii up to 16 pairs. (Granara de Willink & González, 2018)
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration in Granara de Willink & González, 2018.

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