Valid Names Results

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

Nomenclatural History

• Eriococcus coprosmae Hoy 1962: 32, 60-61. Type data: NEW ZEALAND: North Island, Nokomai, on Coprosma sp., 09/06/1953, by R. Macarthur. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Auckland: New Zealand Arthropod Collection, Landcare Research, New Zealand; accepted valid name Illustr.
• Acanthococcus coprosmae (Hoy, 1962); Miller & Gimpel 1996: 600. change of combination

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• Hoy1962: pp.32 ( Adult (F) ) [Eriococcidae of New Zealand]

Remarks

• Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female with: enlarged setae short, conical, apex acute; marginal setae noticeably larger than other dorsal setae, with 2 lateral setae on each abdominal segment; anal lobes conspicuously enlarged with distinct tooth on apical mesal margin (Hoy, 1962).
• Structure: Sac of female is grey to white (Hoy, 1962).
• Biology: Occurs on stems and in stem and leaf axils. Insect is accompanied by a lot of sooty mould (Hoy, 1962).
• General Remarks: Best description and illustration by Hoy (1962).

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