Valid Names Results
Acanthococcus angulatus (Froggatt, 1916) (Eriococcidae: Acanthococcus)Nomenclatural History
- Eriococcus angulatus Froggatt 1916: 426. Type data: AUSTRALIA: Perth, on Araucaria excelsa, by J.L. Newman. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Orange: Agricultural Scientific Collections Unit, Orange Agricultural Institute, NSW, Australia; accepted valid name Notes: Type depository information provided by Gullan (personal communication, June 10, 1996). Illustr.
- Acanthococcus angulatus (Froggatt, 1916); Miller & Gimpel 1996: 598. change of combination
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Araucariaceae
- Araucaria columnaris | Frogga1916 | (= Araucaria excelsa)
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- Australia
- Western Australia | Frogga1916
Keys
Remarks
- Structure: Adult female yellow, sacs are white (Froggatt, 1916).
- Biology: The infested host is not covered with a black smut as in similar species (Froggatt, 1916).
- General Remarks: Most detailed description and illustration by Froggatt (1916).
Illustrations
Citations
- Frogga1916: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 426
- Frogga1921a: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 72
- Hoy1963: catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, 69
- MillerGi1996: taxonomy, 598
- MillerGi2000: catalog, description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 124
- Pierce1917: distribution, economic importance, host, 25
