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Acanthococcus milleri (Hoy, 1959) (Eriococcidae: Acanthococcus)

Eriococcus milleri Hoy 1959: 18-19. Type data: AUSTRALIA: Tasmania, Mt. Wellington, on Leptospermum lanigerum, 07/ 08/1956, by J.M. Hoy. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Canberra: Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO Entomology, Australia; accepted valid name Notes: There are eight paratypes in ANIC (Gullan, personal communication, October 27, 1998). Illustr.
Acanthococcus milleri (Hoy, 1959); Miller & Gimpel 1996: 602. change of combination

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

PellizGe2010: pp.52 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to the 7 eriococcid species known to occur on Leptospermum spp.]

Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female with: enlarged setae conical, sides slightly concave, apices slightly rounded, setae variable in size, scattered in small numbers over surface of dorsum; hind tibia without pores; membranous plate between lobes (Hoy, 1959).
Structure: Sac of female is white and felted (Hoy, 1959).
Biology: Sac of female occurs on the undersides of leaves (Hoy, 1959).
General Remarks: Most detailed description and illustration by Hoy (1959).