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Acanthococcus abditus (Hoy, 1962) (Eriococcidae: Acanthococcus)

Eriococcus abditus Hoy 1962: 32, 34. Type data: NEW ZEALAND: South Island, Buller Gorge, seaward end, on Metrosideros perforata, 04/03/1960, by J.M. Hoy. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Auckland: New Zealand Arthropod Collection, Landcare Research, New Zealand; accepted valid name Illustr.
Acanthococcus abditus (Hoy, 1962); Miller & Gimpel 1996: 111. change of combination
Acanthococcus abdifus (Hoy, 1962); Miller & Gimpel 1996: 598. misspelling of species epithet

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female with: suranal setae slender; body oval; enlarged setae around body margin and on other parts of dorsum but with bare area between margin and mediolateral enlarged setae; anal lobes each with 3 enlarged setae; posterior coxae with translucent pores; 2 enlarged setae on margins of most abdominal segments; enlarged setae apically acute (Hoy, 1962).
Structure: Adult females rotund and found in galls on the underside of host leaf. Up to six galls per leaf have been observed. A white cottony wax is also associated with females (Hoy, 1962).
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Hoy (1962).