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Acanthococcus nudulus (Ferris, 1955) (Eriococcidae: Acanthococcus)

Onceropyga nudula Ferris 1955a: 211. Type data: UNITED STATES: Texas, between Vernon and Quanah, on Bouteloua sp., 1921, by G.F. Ferris. Lectotype, female, by subsequent designation (MillerMc1967,483). Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Notes: Dry type material also in USNM. Illustr.
Oregmopyga nudula (Ferris, 1955); Hoy 1963: 179. change of combination
Eriococcus nudulus (Ferris, 1955); Miller & McKenzie 1967: 483. change of combination requiring emendation of specific epithet for agreement in gender Illustr.
Acanthococcus nudulus (Ferris, 1955); Miller & Miller 1992: 67-70. change of combination Illustr.

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

MillerMi1992: pp.4 ( Adult (F) ) [Acanthococcus species in the western United States] Key as: Acanthococcus nudulus
MillerMc1967: pp.481 ( Adult (F) ) [North American species]
Ferris1955a: pp.208 ( Adult (F) ) [North American species of Onceropyga] Key as: Onceropyga nudula

Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female with: enlarged setae of 2 different shapes, some nipple-shaped, sides convex, apices truncate, others small, conical, curved, sides parallel, nipple-shaped setae on margin of posterior abdominal segments, with 1 lateral seta on margin of each abdominal segment, cylindrical setae scattered over remainder of dorsal surface; anal lobes with 1 weakly enlarged seta on medial margin; microtubular ducts short, with 2 sclerotized areas (Miller & Miller, 1992).
Structure: No information available.
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Ferris (1955a). First instar embryo described by Miller & McKenzie (1967). Detailed description and illustration by Miller & Miller (1992).