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Acanthococcus epacrotrichus Miller & Miller, 1992 (Eriococcidae: Acanthococcus)

Acanthococcus epacrotrichus Miller & Miller 1992: 33-36. Type data: UNITED STATES: Oregon, Klamath Co., 12 miles NE of Olene, on Artemisia sp., 02/08/1968, by D.R. Miller & R.F. Denno. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.
Eriococcus epacrotrichus (Miller & Miller, 1992); Miller & Gimpel 1999: 213. change of combination
Acanthococcus epacrotrichus Miller & Miller, 1992; Miller & Stocks 2022: 5. revived combination (previously published)

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 2

Gill1993: pp.158 ( Adult (F) ) [Acanthococcus species of California] Key as: Acanthococcus epacrotrichus
MillerMi1992: pp.5 ( Adult (F) ) [Acanthococcus species in the western United States] Key as: Acanthococcus epacrotrichus

Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female with: enlarged setae conical, apices acute, setae unusually abundant, of 2 sizes scattered over dorsal surface; microtubular ducts short, with 2 sclerotized areas (Miller & Miller, 1992).
Structure: Adult female is covered with many short cyrstalline rods of approximately the same size. Body is dark purple with dark yellow legs. Ovisac noticeably tough and frequently produced under the bark of host (Miller & Miller, 1992).
Biology: This species occurs on the foliage and bark of its host and lays from 90-157 orange yellow eggs (Miller & Miller, 1992).
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Miller & Miller (1992).