Valid Names Results
Stictococcus subterreus Williams, Matile-Ferrero & Miller, 2010 (Stictococcidae: Stictococcus)Nomenclatural History
- Stictococcus subterreus Williams, Matile-Ferrero & Miller 2010: 11,20-23. Type data: NIGERIA: Bakoko Village, 13 km N. of Calabar, on cassava, 9/9/1978, by J.C. Reid. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Notes: Also collected at Cross River State, Ikot Oken at the base of cassava (Manihot esculenta), Colocasia sp. (Araceae), Xanthosoma sp. and Costus afer (Zingiberaceae), underground, ant attended.
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 3 | Genera: 4
- Araceae
- Colocasia | WilliaMaMi2010
- Xanthosoma | WilliaMaMi2010
- Costaceae
- Costus afer | WilliaMaMi2010
- Euphorbiaceae
- Manihot esculenta | WilliaMaMi2010
Associates:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Formicidae
- Anoplolepis tenella | WilliaMaMi2010
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- Nigeria | WilliaMaMi2010
Keys
- WilliaMaMi2010: pp.11 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to adult females of Stictococcus species (except S. tuberculatus)]
Remarks
- Systematics: There is some variation in the shapes of the ventral marginal setae, but this new species differs from other species in having slender and tapering marginal ventral setae. S. subterreus lacks long marginal flagellate setae, but sometimes there are a few marginal setae that are longer than the others but are quite thick. (Williams, et al., 2010)
- Structure: Body on microscope slide, broadly oval to almost round. Antennae, gently tapering, 6-segmented. Legs well developed. (Williams, et al., 2010
- General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration in Williams, et al., 2010.
Illustrations
Citations
- WilliaMaMi2010: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 11,20-23
