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Sclerosococcus ferrisi McKenzie, 1958 (Asterolecaniidae: Sclerosococcus)

Sclerosococcus ferrisi McKenzie 1958: 170. Type data: MEXICO: on "succulents".. Holotype, female, Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.

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Structure: Body of the adult female entirely membranous except for the three terminal segments, which are somewhat sclerotized. Form ovoid, tapering to the posterior end. Legs entirely lacking in the adult female. Antennae present, reduced to a single segment which is deeply invaginated at its apex and bears three or four quite stout setae. Body with, in the cephalic and thoracic regions both dorsally and laterally, a broad band of rather small, circular pores, each of which seems to contain six loculi and which are for the most part arranged in groups of from two to several. Spiracles each with a crescent of similar, but noticeably smaller pores. Anal opening in a very small ring, hairless and concealed on the dorsal side of the body by the overhanging terminal segment, and on the ventral side by a narrow median sclerotized flap. (McKenzie 1958)
General Remarks: Description and illustration by McKenzie (1958).