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

Eriococcus gaultheriae Hoy 1962: 31, 82. Type data: NEW ZEALAND: North Island, Mt. Raupehu, on Gaultheria depressa, 10/03/1958, by J.T. Townsend. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Auckland: New Zealand Arthropod Collection, Landcare Research, New Zealand; accepted valid name Illustr.
Acanthococcus gaultheriae (Hoy, 1962); Miller & Gimpel 1996: 601. change of combination

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female with: enlarged setae narrow, base slightly enlarged, apices slightly rounded, marginal setae noticeably larger than other dorsal setae, lateral margin of each abdominal segment with 2 setae; anal lobes sclerotized, broad basally, tapering to rounded apex with 1 large boss basally and a series of bosses on medial margin on apex; microtubular ducts elongate, without sclerotized area (Hoy, 1962).
Structure: Sac is grey and brittle (Hoy, 1962).
Biology: This species is known only from one locality which was 4,000 feet in elevation. Adult females occurring in stem axils of plants (Hoy, 1962).
General Remarks: Most detailed description and illustration by Hoy (1962).