Valid Names Results

Acanthococcus nuerae (Green, 1922) (Eriococcidae: Acanthococcus)

Nomenclatural History

• Eriococcus nuerae Green 1922: 347, 349. Type data: SRI LANKA: Nuera Eliya, on undetermined tree, ?/03/1898. Syntypes, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Notes: There are 3 adult female and 2 immature syntypes on 1 slide in the BMNH (Williams, personal communication, May 15, 1996). Illustr.
• Nidularia nuerae (Green, 1922); Lindinger 1933a: 116. change of combination
• Acanthococcus nuerae (Green, 1922); Miller & Gimpel 1996: 602. change of combination

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• TangHa1995: pp.449, 645 ( Adult (F) ) [Eriococcus species]
• Green1922: pp.347 ( Adult (F) ) [Eriococcus species found in Sri Lanka]

Remarks

• Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female with: enlarged setae cylindrical, sides straight, apices truncate, setae of 2 or 3 sizes, marginal setae conspicuously larger than other setae on dorsum, 2-4 lateral setae on margin of each abdominal segment; anal lobes heavily sclerotized (Green, 1922).
• Structure: Ovisac of female is white and slightly tinged with ochreous, irregularly oval, conforming to the shape of the bark crevices in which it rests. Adult female turbinate, tapering behind. Young nymphs have conspicuous marginal truncate spines (Green 1922).
• General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Green (1922).

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