Valid Names Results
Acanthococcus constrictus (Froggatt, 1933) (Eriococcidae: Acanthococcus)Nomenclatural History
- Eriococcus constrictus Froggatt 1933: 365-367. Type data: AUSTRALIA: New South Wales, Euston, Murray River, on Casuarina lepidophloia. Syntypes, female, by original designation Type depository: Canberra: Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO Entomology, Australia; accepted valid name Notes: The type material includes one slide with 4 females and a second slide with 5 females and 7 dry mounts (Gullan, personal communication, June 10, 1996). Illustr.
- Acanthococcus constrictus (Froggatt, 1933); Miller & Gimpel 1996: 600. change of combination
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Casuarinaceae
- Casuarina cristata | Frogga1933 | (= Casuarina lepidophloia)
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- Australia
- New South Wales | Frogga1933
Keys
Remarks
- Structure: Female sac light reddish-brown and closely felted. Adult female dark brown and giving an amber tint when boiled in potash (Froggatt, 1933).
- General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Froggatt (1933).
Illustrations
Citations
- Frogga1933: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 365-367
- Hoy1963: catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, 81
- Kozar2009: distribution, taxonomy, 98
- MillerGi1996: taxonomy, 600
- MillerGi2000: catalog, description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 172
