Valid Names Results
Acanthococcus parvulus (Hoy, 1962) (Eriococcidae: Acanthococcus)Nomenclatural History
- Eriococcus parvulus Hoy 1962: 31, 128. Type data: NEW ZEALAND: North Island, Pureora Forest, on Dacrydium cupressinum, 21/03/1960, by J.M. Hoy. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Auckland: New Zealand Arthropod Collection, Landcare Research, New Zealand; accepted valid name Illustr.
- Acanthococcus parvulus (Hoy, 1962); Miller & Gimpel 1996: 603. change of combination
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 2
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- New Zealand
- North Island | Hoy1962
Keys
- Hoy1962: pp.31 ( Adult (F) ) [New Zealand species of Eriococcidae]
Remarks
- Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female with: dorsal setae minute, unenlarged except on posterior 1 or 2 abdominal segments where weakly enlarged; anal lobes unusually broad and short with 2 small enlarged setae (Hoy, 1962).
- Structure: Female sac is tawny and felted (Hoy, 1962).
- Economic Importance: This species is subject to extensive parasitism (Hoy, 1962).
- General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Hoy (1962).
Illustrations
Citations
- Hoy1962: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 31, 128
- Hoy1963: catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, 107
- Kozar2009: distribution, taxonomy, 100
- MillerGi1996: taxonomy, 603
- MillerGi2000: catalog, description, distribution, economic importance, host, taxonomy, 297
- Wise1977: distribution, taxonomy, 98
