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

Eriococcus pittospori Ferris 1955a: 152-153. Type data: UNITED STATES: California, San Francisco, on Pittosporum tenuifolium, 12/08/1954, by R.P. Allen. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Notes: Two paratypes in CDAE. Illustr.
Acanthococcus pittospori (Ferris, 1955); Miller & Miller 1992: 73-75. change of combination Illustr.

Families: 2 | Genera: 2

Countries: 1

Gill1993: pp.156 ( Adult (F) ) [Acanthococcus species of California] Key as: Acanthococcus pittospori
MillerMi1992: pp.3 ( Adult (F) ) [Acanthococcus species in the western United States] Key as: Acanthococcus pittospori
Ferris1955a: pp.96 ( Adult (F) ) [North American species of Eriococcus]

Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female with: enlarged setae conical, curved, apices acute, 2 sizes of setae, larger size forming 3 indistinct longitudinal lines on each side of abdominal segment, other setae abundant over dorsal surface; anal lobes heavily sclerotized, several teeth on medial margin; microtubular ducts elongate, with 1 sclerotized area, orifice bifurcate (Miller & Miller, 1992).
Structure: Adult female is abnormally small. Body varies from brown to red. Ovisac frequently has a yellow tinge (Miller & Miller, 1992).
Biology: This is probably an introduced species (Hoy, 1963).
General Remarks: Most detailed description and illustration given by Ferris (1955a). Detailed description and illustration also in Miller & Miller (1992).