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Xerococcus fouquieriae Ferris, 1921 (Eriococcidae: Xerococcus)

Nomenclatural History

• Xerococcus fouquieriae Ferris 1921: 66, 80-81. Type data: MEXICO: Baja California Norte, La Paz, on Fouquieria peninsularis, by G.F. Ferris. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Notes: "Type" in original publication = "Holotype". Type material also in the USNM collection. Paratypes: MEXICO: State (?):, intercepted at San Ysidro, VIII-29-1953, on Fouquieria sp., E.D. Algert (2 ad. ♀♀, 2 second-instar ♀♀ on 1 slide) USNM. Illustr.

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Families: 1 | Genera: 1

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Remarks

• Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female with: enlarged setae absent; body setae scattered over both surfaces; anal ring invaginated, circular, without pores; legs absent, represented by small dermal sclerotizations; multilocular pores restricted to spiracular area, trilocular; antennae 3-segmented; anal lobes large, heavily sclerotized, nodulose (Ferris, 1955a).
• Structure: Insect occurs beneath bark of the host, imbedded in a considerable amount of amorphous secretion. Adult female is bright red in life, elongate-oval (Ferris, 1921).
• General Remarks: Detailed description and illustrations by Ferris (1921 and 1955a). Redescription and illustrations of adult female, second-instar female, first-instar female, second-instar male, and first-instar male in Miller & Stocks (2022).

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