Valid Names Results

Rhizococcus lactucae (Borchsenius, 1949) (Eriococcidae: Rhizococcus)

Nomenclatural History

• Acanthococcus lactucae Borchsenius 1949: 339. Type data: TADZHIKISTAN: Melnikovo (near Kanibadan), near railway station, on Lactuca sp. leaves, 15/09/1944, by N. Borchsenius. Lectotype, female, by subsequent designation (Danzig1996b,521). Type depository: St. Petersburg: Zoological Museum, Academy of Science, Russia; accepted valid name Notes: One paralectotype on same slide as lectotype. Illustr.
• Nidularia lactucae (Borchsenius, 1949); Lindinger 1957: 543. change of combination
• Eriococcus lactucae (Borchsenius, 1949); Hoy 1963: 98. change of combination
• Rhizococcus lactucae (Borchsenius, 1949); Kozár 2013: 490. revived combination (previously published)

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 2

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• KozarKaKo2013: pp.392-396 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of Rhizococcux]
• TangHa1995: pp.452, 650 ( Adult (F) ) [Eriococcus species]
• Borchs1949: pp.333 ( Adult (F) ) [Acanthococcus species of USSR] Key as: Acanthococcus lactucae

Remarks

• Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female with: enlarged setae conical, apices slightly rounded, setae of 2 sizes scattered over dorsal surface (Borchsenius, 1949).
• Structure: Adult female is egg-shaped and olive in color (Borchsenius, 1949). Ovisac pyriform, strongly convex, cream-colored, up to 4.5 mm long, 2.5 mm wide (Kozár,, et al., 2013)
• Biology: On the lower surface of leaves and shoots. (Kozár, et al., 2013)
• General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Borchsenius (1949). Detailed redescription in Kozár, et al., 2013.

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