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Spiroporococcus yuccae (Ferris, 1919) (Eriococcidae: Spiroporococcus)

Fonscolombia yuccae Ferris 1919a: 18. Type data: UNITED STATES: New Mexico, Socorro Co., Blue Canyon, Socorro, on Yucca sp., 01/07/1918, by G.F. Ferris. Lectotype, female, by subsequent designation (MillerMc1967,533-535). Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.
Pseudochermes yuccae (Ferris, 1919); Lindinger 1933: 32. change of combination
Gymnococcus yuccae (Ferris, 1919); Ferris 1955a: 190. change of combination Illustr.
Ovaticoccus yuccae (Ferris, 1919); Boratynski 1958: 174. change of combination
Spiroporococcus yuccae (Ferris, 1919); Miller & McKenzie 1967: 533-535. change of combination Illustr.

Families: 2 | Genera: 3

Agave univittata | Ferris1919a | (= Agave lophantha var. poselgeri), (= Agave lecheguilla}
Yucca | Ferris1919a

Countries: 1

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 yuccae

Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female with: enlarged setae absent; hair-like setae scattered over dorsal surface; anal ring with few pores, heavily sclerotized; dorsal multilocular pores restricted to segment 8; ventral multilocular pores predominantly with 5 loculi; cruciform pores present on venter of anterior abdomen, thorax, and head; antennae 7-segmented; several multilocular pores in atrium of spiracles; microtubular ducts medium in length, with 2 sclerotized areas (Miller & McKenzie, 1967).
Structure: Adult female more or less covered with a white, woolly secretion. When denuded of this secretion insect body is bright red (Ferris, 1919a).
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration given by Miller & McKenzie (1967).