Valid Names Results

Rhizococcus henryi (Balachowsky, 1930) (Eriococcidae: Rhizococcus)

Nomenclatural History

• Eriococcus Henryi Balachowsky 1930: 314-316. Type data: FRANCE: Port-Cros, Antibes and Levant, on Euphorbia pithyusa and E. spinosa 09/09/1929, 11/09/1929 and 20/08/1929. Syntypes, unknown, Type depository: Paris: Museum National d'Histoire naturelle, France; accepted valid name Notes: Matile-Ferrero plans to designate a lectotype. A second MNHN number is 4961. Through the courtesy of Danièle Matile-Ferrero (November 20, 1996) we have seen a xerox of the slide labels of the syntype series including nine slides with approximately thirteen specimens. These slides do not all precisely coincide with the specimen label data published by Balachowsky (1930) differing slightly in the date information. Illustr.
• Eriococcus polyphagus Goux 1931a: 68-72. Type data: FRANCE: Courzieu, Rhône, on Scabiosa columbaria, 1930, 1929, 1928, by L. Goux. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Paris: Museum National d'Histoire naturelle, France; junior synonym (discovered by Balach1933a, 47). Notes: Through the courtesy of Danièle Matile-Ferrero (November 20, 1996) we have seen a xerox of the slide labels of two syntype slides containing two specimens that have a collection date of August 28, 1928. Goux (1931a) also records specimens from Lyon (1927). Illustr.
• Nidularia henryi (Balachowsky, 1930); Lindinger 1933a: 116. change of combination
• Nidularia polyphagus (Goux, 1931); Lindinger 1933a: 116. change of combination
• Acanthococcus henryi (Balachowsky, 1930); Kozár & Walter 1985: 74. change of combination
• Rhizococcus henryi (Balachowsky, 1930); Kozár, Kaydan, Konczné Benedicty & Szita 2013: 478-480. change of combination

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 7 | Genera: 7

Foes:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

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Remarks

• Systematics: Boratynski (1962) states that the comparison of the types of Eriococcus henryi and E. tucurincae shows that the 2 species are quite distinct, differing in many characters including the size of the body, size, shape and distribution of the dorsal spines, size and shape of anal lobes, relative and absolute sizes of the legs and their component joints etc.
• Structure: Sac is oval, white when new, turning cream colored with age. Eggs of insects living on Euphorbia spinosa were red (Balachowsky, 1930).
• General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Goux (1931a).

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