Valid Names Results
Acanthococcus kowhai (Hoy, 1962) (Eriococcidae: Acanthococcus)Nomenclatural History
- Eriococcus kowhai Hoy 1962: 32, 92. Type data: NEW ZEALAND: South Island, Christchurch, Kennedy's Bush, on Sophora tetraptera, 3/10/1914, by G. Brittin. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Auckland: New Zealand Arthropod Collection, Landcare Research, New Zealand; accepted valid name Illustr.
- Acanthococcus kowhai (Hoy, 1962); Miller & Gimpel 1996: 601. change of combination
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Fabaceae
- Sophora tetraptera | Hoy1962
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 conical, base broad, apices slightly rounded, marginal setae slightly larger than other setae on dorsum, 3 or 4 lateral setae on margin of each abdominal segment; microtubular ducts apparently absent (Hoy, 1962).
- Structure: No information available.
- General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Hoy (1962).
Illustrations
Citations
- Hoy1962: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 32, 92
- Hoy1963: catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, 98
- Kozar2009: distribution, taxonomy, 99
- MillerGi1996: taxonomy, 601
- MillerGi2000: catalog, description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 248
- Wise1977: distribution, taxonomy, 97
