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Sphaerococcopsis simplicior (Maskell, 1896) (Eriococcidae: Sphaerococcopsis)

Sphaerococcus inflatipes simplicior Maskell 1896b: 403. Type data: AUSTRALIA: Victoria, Melbourne, on Eucalyptus sp., by C. French. Lectotype, female, by subsequent designation (Beards1974a,334). Type depository: Canberra: Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO Entomology, Australia; accepted valid name Notes: Type material also held at the USNM. This species was determined to belong to the Eriococcidae by Miller et al. (1998).
Sphaerococopsis inflatipes simplicior (Maskell, 1896); Fernald 1903b: 85. change of combination Notes: Fernald (1903b) also misspelled the generic epithet.
Sphaerococcopsis simplicior (Maskell, 1896); Beardsley 1974a: 334. change in status (level) Illustr.

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female with: enlarged setae of 2 kinds, 1 kind bullet shaped, sides convex, apices rounded, setae restricted to posterior end of dorsal shield, second kind small, conical, sides straight, apices acute, present in mediolateal areas of dorsal shield; hair-like dorsal setae scattered over dorsum; without lobes between antennae; anal ring with 3 or 4 setae on each side and without pores; antennae 2- or 3-segmented; front 2 pairs of legs small, abortive; macrotubular ducts absent; microtubular ducts absent (Beardsley, 1974a).
Structure: Adult female circular (Beardsley, 1974a).
General Remarks: Description and illustration by Maskell (1896b) and Beardsley (1974a).