Valid Names Results
Acanthococcus elaeocarpi (Hoy, 1962) (Eriococcidae: Acanthococcus)Nomenclatural History
- Eriococcus elaeocarpi Hoy 1962: 72-73. Type data: NEW ZEALAND: South Island, Oxford, Milford Sound, on Elaeocarpus hookerianus, 13/11/1958, by J.M. Hoy. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Auckland: New Zealand Arthropod Collection, Landcare Research, New Zealand; accepted valid name Illustr.
- Acanthococcus elaeocarpi (Hoy, 1962); Miller & Gimpel 1996: 600. change of combination
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Elaeocarpaceae
- Elaeocarpus hookerianus | Hoy1962
Foes:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Encyrtidae
- Adelencyrtoides inconstans | Noyes1988a
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- New Zealand
- South Island | Hoy1962
Keys
- Hoy1962: pp.32 ( Adult (F) ) [New Zealand species of Eriococcidae]
Remarks
- Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female with: enlarged setae narrowly conical, with slightly rounded apices, marginal setae slightly larger than other dorsal setae, noticeable bare area in medial area of abdomen, 2 large-sized setae on lateral margin of each abdominal segment; microtubular ducts elongate, with no sclerotized area (Hoy, 1963).
- Structure: Sac of female tawny and felted (Hoy, 1962).
- Biology: Adult females occur on the under sides of leaves (Hoy, 1962).
- General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Hoy (1962).
Illustrations
Citations
- Berry1995: biological control, distribution, host, 31, 52
- Hoy1962: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 32, 72
- Hoy1963: catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, 86
- Kozar2009: distribution, taxonomy, 98
- MillerGi2000: catalog, description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 196-197
- Noyes1988a: biological control, 36, 141
- Wise1977: distribution, taxonomy, 97
