Valid Names Results
Acanthococcus bicolor (Froggatt, 1915) (Eriococcidae: Acanthococcus)Nomenclatural History
- Rhizococcus bicolor Froggatt 1915: 1059. Type data: AUSTRALIA: Western Australia, Dowering, on Acacia sp., by L.J. Newman. Unknown type status, unknown, Type depository: Turkey: Kaydan's Personal Collection; accepted valid name Notes: The whereabouts of this type material is unknown (Gullan, personal communication, June 10, 1996).
- Eriococcus bicolor (Froggatt, 1915); Hoy 1963: 75. change of combination
- Acanthococcus bicolor (Froggatt, 1915); Miller & Gimpel 1996: 598. change of combination
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Fabaceae
- Acacia | Frogga1915
- Acacia oshanesii | Frogga1915
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- Australia
- Western Australia | Frogga1915
Keys
Remarks
- Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female with: anal lobes with group of short blunt enlarged setae; dorsum covered with short hair-like enlarged setae (Froggatt, 1915).
- Structure: Adult female blackish purple with yellowish markings (Froggatt, 1915).
- General Remarks: Brief description by Froggatt (1915).
Illustrations
Citations
- Frogga1915: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 1059
- Frogga1921a: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 63
- Hoy1963: catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, 75
- Kozar2009: distribution, taxonomy, 98
- MillerGi1996: taxonomy, 598
- MillerGi2000: catalog, description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 145-146
