Valid Names Results

Serendipicoccus Hodgson, 2026 (Coccidae)

Nomenclatural History

• Serendipicoccus Hodgson 2026: 516. Type species: Ceronema iceryoides Hodgson by original designation . accepted valid name

Remarks

• Systematics: S. iceryoides (Green) is clearly not congeneric with the type species of either Ceronema or Sinhalacoccus. Serendipicoccus differs from Ceronema as follows: (details for Ceronema are given in brackets): (i) structure and distribution of tubular ducts on dorsum very different; (ii) submarginal tubercles absent (present, each associated with satellite tubular ducts|); (iii) dorsum without sclerotised submarginal areas, each with a blunt spinose seta (present); (iv) marginal pores present between marinal setae (marginal pores absent); (v) with two types of marginal spinose setae (only 1 type); (vi) each stigmatic cleft with two stigmatic spines, one on either side of cleft (each cleft with 10‒20 spines distributed more-or less along cleft margin); (vii) multilocular disc-pores present on abdominal segments VII‒IV (restricted to abdominal segment VII), and (viii) with ventral tubular ducts of four types (only three types present). Serendipicoccus differs from Sinhalacoccus (character-states for Sinhalacoccus are given in brackets): (i) what might be preopercular pores small and possibly loculate (large, pores closed); (ii) dorsum with 1 type of dorsal tubular duct (possibly 3 types); (iii) dorsal tubular ducts forming a broad band submedially (in a broad marginal band); (iv) anal plates each with anterior margin clearly shorter than posterior margin (anterior and posterior margins subequal in length); (v) each anal plate with setae arranged along inner margin (anal plate setae all situated near apex); (vi) stigmatic clefts distinct, narrower at margin than within cleft (stigmatic clefts shallow); (vii) each stigmatic cleft with a single seta on each lateral margin (each cleft with 9+ setae arranged in a triangle extending onto dorsum); (viii) marginal spinose setae of two sizes and shapes (of one size and shape only); (ix) multilocular disc-pores absent from thorax (present on meso- and metathoracic segments); (x) ventral tubular ducts of 4 types present (3 types present); (xi) stigmatic pore band narrow (stigmatic pore band very broad); (xii) antennae 8 segmented (antennae 6 segmented), and (xiii) tibiotarsalsegmentation absent or indistinct (segmentation distinct). (Hodgson, 2026)
• General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration in Hodgson, 2026.

Keys

• Hodgso2026: pp.519 ( Adult (F) ) [Coccidae genera]

Associated References

• Hodgso2026: description, key, taxonomy, pp. 513-519

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