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Acanthococcus barri Miller, 1991 (Eriococcidae: Acanthococcus)

Acanthococcus barri Miller 1991: 337-340. Type data: UNITED STATES: Nevada, Nye Co., 2 miles east of Tonopah, on Atriplex canenscens, 07/07/1968, by D.R. Miller & R.F. Denno. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.
Eriococcus barri (Miller, 1991); Miller & Gimpel 1999: 213. change of combination
Acanthococcus barri Miller, 1991; Miller & Stocks 2022: 5. revived combination (previously published)

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Gill1993: pp.158 ( Adult (F) ) [Acanthococcus species of California] Key as: Acanthococcus barri
Miller1991: pp.334 ( Adult (F) ) [Acanthococcus species that infest Atriplex] Key as: Acanthococcus barri

Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female with: enlarged setae very abundant on dorsum, broad, with truncate or rounded apices; microtubular ducts with 1 sclerotization (Miller, 1991).
Structure: Adult female body white or light yellow. Body is heavily coated with many short rods which give the white appearance. Ovisac is white and strongly woven (Gill, 1993).
Biology: This species is found only on Atriplex sp. and probably occurs through much of the Great Basin (Miller, 1991).
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration given by Miller (1991).