Valid Names Results
Rosahendersonia Vea & Grimaldi, 2015 (
Coccidae)
Nomenclatural History
- Rosahendersonia
Vea & Grimaldi
2015: 55.
Type species: Rosahendersonia prisca Vea & Grimaldi
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accepted valid name
Remarks
- Systematics: This new genus is a definitive member of the family Coccidae based on the following combination of characters: two pairs of simple eyes, absence of hamulohalteres, presence of a square medial membranous area on the scutum, a rectangular scutellum, and a narrow neck constriction separating the head and thorax. The morphological phylogenetic analysis retrieved Rosahendersonia as sister genus to the Coccidae. When comparing this taxon to the Recent genera of Coccidae, the following combinations of characters did not allow attribution to any extant genus where adult males are known: number of eyes, absence of basisternal median ridge, absence of hamulohalteres, and the presence of ocelli. Additionally, the penial sheath is particularly short compared to extant Coccidae. This species is the first definitive occurrence of Coccidae in the Cretaceous and thus the oldest fossil of the family. . (Vea & Grimaldi, 2015)
- Structure: Body minute; antennae filiform, with capitate setae on apical segment; head with ocular sclerite bearing two pairs of simple eyes, dorsal eyes located anterolaterally, ventral eyes almost meeting posteriorly; ocelli present laterally; prescutum rectangular; scutum with a square membranous area medially, scutellum rectangular; basisternum without median ridge; hamulohalteres absent; penial sheath short and wide, parallel sided and apically tapered. (Vea & Grimaldi, 2015)
- General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration in Vea & Grimaldi, 2015.
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