Valid Names Results
Acanthococcus emirnensis (Mamet, 1954) (Eriococcidae: Acanthococcus)Nomenclatural History
- Eriococcus emirnensis Mamet 1954: 25-27. Type data: MADAGASCAR: Adrivonimamo, on unidentified host, 03/06/1950, by R. Mamet, also Tsimbazaza, on Helichrysum emirnense, 13/02/1950, by A. Robinson. Syntypes, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Notes: Mamet gives collection numbers as 232 and 239. Illustr.
- Acanthococcus emirnensis (Mamet, 1954); Miller & Gimpel 1996: 600. change of combination
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Asteraceae
- Helichrysum fulvescens | Mamet1954 | (= Helichrysum emirnense)
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- Madagascar | Mamet1954
Keys
Remarks
- Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female with: enlarged setae conical, apices acute, dorsum covered with setae all about same size; microtubular ducts short, with 2 sclerotized areas (Mamet, 1954).
- Structure: Sac of adult female white. Adult female ovate (Mamet, 1954).
- General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Mamet (1954).
Illustrations
Citations
- Hoy1963: catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, 87
- Kozar2009: distribution, taxonomy, 99
- Mamet1954: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 25-27
- MillerGi1996: taxonomy, 600
- MillerGi2000: catalog, description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 198
