Valid Names Results

Rhizococcus cantium (Williams, 1985) (Eriococcidae: Rhizococcus)

Nomenclatural History

• Eriococcus cantium Williams 1985h: 363. Type data: ENGLAND: Kent, Bearsted, on Brachypodium sylvaticum, 30/07/1925, by E.E. Green. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Notes: In addition to the holotype there is one adult female paratype on a slide mounted separately in the BMNH (Williams, personal communication, May 29, 1996). Illustr.
• Acanthococcus cantium (Williams, 1985); Miller & Gimpel 1996: 599. change of combination
• Anophococcus cantium (Williams, 1985); Lagowska & Koteja 1996: 31. change of combination
• Acanthococcus canthium (Williams, 1985); Kozár, Kaydan, Konczné Benedicty & Szita 2009: 436. misspelling of species epithet
• Rhizococcus cantium (Williams, 1985); Kozár, Kaydan, Konczné Benedicty & Szita 2013: 422. change of combination

Common Names

• Kentish felt scale MalumpBa2012

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 2

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• KozarKaKo2013: pp.392-396 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of Rhizococcus]
• TangHa1995: pp.449, 645 ( Adult (F) ) [Eriococcus species]
• Willia1985h: pp.357 ( Adult (F) ) [British species of Eriococcus]

Remarks

• Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female with enlarged setae conical with acute apices; enlarged setae arranged in 3 longitudinal lines on each side of dorsum; anal lobes each with 4 enlarged setae; microtubular ducts with 2 sclerotized areas (Williams, 1985h). Danzig, 1985 suggested that this species could be present in Russia (Kaliningrad, Siberia, Far East, Sachalin) under the name of R. greeni, because she found spcimens with four spines on anal lobes. (Kozár, et al., 2013)
• Structure: Adult female elongate-oval with almost parallel sides. Antennae 7 segmented, 300 ìm long. Frontal tubercle present, just anterior to basal antennal segment. Eyes situated on venter near margin. Anal lobes about twice as long as wide, moderately sclerotised; each lobe with an apical seta 300 ìm long, dorsally with 1 inner and 3 outer enlarged setae and ventrally with 2 slender setae and slender suranal seta shorter than anal ring setae. (Williams, 1985h).
• Biology: On the leaves of plants. (Kozár, et al., 2013)
• General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Williams (1985h).

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