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Stictococcus tuberculatus (Laing, 1932) (Stictococcidae: Stictococcus)

Stictococcus formicarius tuberculata Laing 1932: 61-62. Type data: ZAIRE: Stanleyville (now Kisangani), on Sterculia tragacantha, 1925. Syntypes, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.
Stictococcus tuberculatus Laing, 1932; Williams, Matile-Ferrero & Miller 2010: 23. change in status (level)

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Systematics: Stictococcus formicarius tuberculata differs from S. formicarius formicarius by being much darker in color, brownish black and not light castaneous, the dorsum is distinctly convex, not flat or slightly concave; the crenulations on the rim are not so pronounced, there is an absence of wax and most importantly, there are two tubercles on the rim at the posterior end which stand out most conspicuously (Laing, 1932).
Structure: The dorsal marginal pores are larger than other dorsal pores and the ventral marginal setae are mostly bullet-shaped, as in S. formicarius and S. vayssierei. There do not appear to be any flower-shaped setae on the dorsum, a major character of S. formicarius, and there is an enlarged seta widely fringed at the distal end situated near the anus. Such setae are not present in S. vayssierei. In addition, Laing described Stictococcus formicarius var. tuberculata as living on twigs, but S. vayssierei is always subterranean. S. tuberculatus Laing was given full specific rank in Williams, et al., 2010.
General Remarks: Description and elevation in rank given in Williams, et al., 2010,