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Acanthococcus whiteheadi Miller, 1991 (Eriococcidae: Acanthococcus)

Acanthococcus whiteheadi Miller 1991: 350-352. Type data: UNITED STATES: Nevada, Mineral Co., 8 miles East of Hawthorne, on Atriplex sp., 06/07/1968, by D.R. Miller & R.F. Denno. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.
Eriococcus whiteheadi (Miller, 1991); Miller & Gimpel 1999: 215. change of combination
Acanthococcus whiteheadi Miller, 1991; Miller & Stocks 2022: 5. revived combination (previously published)

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

MillerMi1992: pp.6 ( Adult (F) ) [Acanthococcus species of the western United States] Key as: Acanthococcus whiteheadi
Miller1991: pp.334 ( Adult (F) ) [Acanthococcus species that infest Atriplex] Key as: Acanthococcus whiteheadi

Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female with: enlarged setae conical, sides straight or slightly concave basally, apices acute, broad basally, all of approximately same size, abundant over dorsal surface; microtubular ducts elongate, with 2 sclerotized areas (Miller, 1991).
Structure: Adult resembles a fuzzy seed. Body is dark green and is covered ventrally by a light white secretion (Miller, 1991).
General Remarks: Most detailed description and illustration given by Miller (1991).