Valid Names Results

Acanthococcus rata (Hoy, 1958) (Eriococcidae: Acanthococcus)

Nomenclatural History

• Eriococcus rata Hoy 1958: 191-3. Type data: NEW ZEALAND: North Island, Pohangina Valley, on Metrosideros sp., 11/10/1935. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Auckland: New Zealand Arthropod Collection, Landcare Research, New Zealand; accepted valid name Illustr.
• Acanthococcus rata (Hoy, 1958); Miller & Gimpel 1996: 603. change of combination

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• Hoy1962: pp.31 ( Adult (F) ) [New Zealand species of Eriococcidae]

Remarks

• Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female with: enlarged setae narrow, conical, sides straight, apices acute, marginal setae conspicuously larger than other dorsal setae, 2 lateral setae on margin of each abdominal segment; anal-lobe setae on dorsum elongate, curved; multilocular pores on venter predominantly with 7 loculi; microtubular ducts apparently absent (Hoy, 1962).
• Structure: Ovisac of female is tough and heavily felted, similar in color to the bark of the host (Hoy, 1958).
• General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Hoy (1958).

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