Valid Names Results

Spiroporococcus braggi (Cockerell & Robinson, 1915) (Eriococcidae: Spiroporococcus)

Nomenclatural History

• Fonscolombia braggi Cockerell & Robinson 1915: 106. Type data: UNITED STATES: Colorado, Boulder Co., Boulder, on Berberis repens, 31/05/1911, by Bragg. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.
• Pseudochermes braggi (Cockerell & Robinson, 1915); Lindinger 1933: 32. change of combination
• Ripersia braggi (Cockerell & Robinson, 1915); Lindinger 1937: 195. change of combination
• Tychea braggi (Cockerell & Robinson, 1915); Lindinger 1943a: 151. change of combination
• Gymnococcus braggi (Cockerell & Robinson, 1915); Ferris 1955a: 184. change of combination Illustr.
• Ovaticoccus braggi (Cockerell & Robinson, 1915); Boratynski 1958: 174. change of combination
• Spiroporococcus braggi (Cockerell & Robinson, 1915); Miller & McKenzie 1967: 529-531. change of combination Illustr.

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• MillerSt2022: pp.90 ( First instar ) [Ovaticoccus and Hypericicoccus species and Spiroporococcus braggi]
• MillerSt2022: pp.185 ( Adult (F) ) [Spiroporococcus species]
• MillerMc1967: pp.529 ( Adult (F) ) [North American species of Spiroporococcus]
• Ferris1955a: pp.179 ( Adult (F) ) [North American species of Gymnococcus] Key as: Gymnococcus braggi

Remarks

• Systematics: Slide-mounted second-instar female with: enlarged setae absent; hair-like setae scattered over dorsal surface; anal ring with few pores; dorsal multilocular pores absent; ventral multilocular pores predominantly with 5 loculi; cruciform pores present on venter on marginal area of abdomen; antennae 7-segmented; 2 or 3 multilocular pores in atrium of spiracles; microtubular ducts medium in length, with 2 sclerotized areas (Miller & McKenzie, 1967).
• Structure: Adult unknown. Nymph bright red. Produces a filamentous sac, which does not cover the entire body (Cockerell & Robinson, 1915).
• General Remarks: Detailed description of late instar nymph in Miller & McKenzie (1967). The second-instar female and second-instar male of this species were erroneously described by Miller and McKenzie (1967) as (“second [?] instar”) and (“third-instar”) respectively. The description of the second-instar female was redescribed and illustrated in Miller & Stocks (2022).

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