Valid Names Results
Aculeococcus Lepage, 1941 (
Eriococcidae)
Nomenclatural History
- Aculeococcus
Lepage
1941: 141.
Type species: Aculeococcus morrisoni Lepage
by monotypy
.
accepted valid name
Remarks
- Systematics: Adult females of Aculeococcus differ from many other eriococcid genera in having 1) mouthparts with large apodemes arising from the tentorial box - although these may be absent or poorly developed in youngest adults and probably expand with age (also found in Carpochloroides and Tectococcus), 2) heavily sclerotized, diamond-shaped area mainly dorsal but also including antennae and eyes, (and which probably serves as a plug for the gall opening), 3) greatly reduced legs; 4) hind 2 pairs of legs and posterior spiracles separated from front legs and anterior spiracles by considerable distance, and 5) hind coxae greatly enlarged. (Hodgson & Miller, 2010) Kozar, et al., 2013 kept this species in the family Eriococcidae.
- Structure: Body approximately pear shaped, venter becoming highly swollen anteriorly. Dorsum heavily sclerotized, forming a diamond shaped area, which includes anterior part of head. (Hodgson & Miller, 2010)
Slide-mounted adult female with following diagnostic characters: turbinate body form; posterior abdominal segments sclerotized; small anal lobes; legs small but well developed; antennae reduced to 1-segmented stub; dorsal abdomen with stout, acute setae as long as segment that bears them; apparently without macrotubular ducts; quinquelocular pores present. First instar with: nipple-shaped enlarged setae; antennae 3-segmented; distinct anal lobes (Ferris, 1957b).
- Biology: Members of this genus form galls (Lepage, 1941). Induces elongate, pointed, conical galls on upper surface of leaves of host plant. (Hodgson & Miller, 2010)
- General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration of adult female and first instar nymph in Hodgson & Miller, 2010.
Keys
- KondoGuCo2016: pp.475-476
(
Adult (F)
)
[Genera of the Eriococcidae of South America]
- HodgsoMaMi2011: pp.54-55
(
Adult (F)
)
[Key to the Eriococcidae of the Neotropical Region based on the morphology of adult females]
- HodgsoMaMi2011: pp.52
(
Adult (F)
)
[Key to the genera of Eriococcidae]
- HodgsoMaMi2011: pp.54-55
(
Adult (F)
)
[Key to the Eriococcidae of the Neotropical Region based on the morphology of adult females]
- HodgsoMaMi2011: pp.52
(
Adult (F)
)
[Key to the genera of Eriococcidae]
- HodgsoMi2010: pp.90-96
(
First instar
)
[Key to the Genera of the Eriococcidae of South America]
- KozarKo2008: pp.140-142
(
Adult (F)
)
[Modified key to genera of the Eriococcidae of Neotropical Region]
- TangHa1995: pp.642
(
Adult (F)
)
[Key to genera of Calycicoccina]
Associated References
- Beards1984:
distribution, taxonomy, pp. 85, 103
- Ferris1957b:
description, taxonomy, pp. 63
- Ferris1957c:
taxonomy, pp. 83
- GullanMiCo2005:
ecology, host, taxonomy, pp. 166
- HaoWuJi1997:
distribution, taxonomy, pp. 71-74
- HodgsoGoMi2004:
taxonomy, pp. 52
- HodgsoMaMi2011:
taxonomy, pp. 54
- HodgsoMi2010:
description, illustration, taxonomy, pp. 10-14
- Hoy1963:
catalog, taxonomy, pp. 31
- KondoGuCo2016:
key, pp. 475
- Koteja1974:
taxonomy, pp. 301
- Kozar2009:
distribution, host, taxonomy, pp. 111
- KozarKaKo2013:
description, distribution, host, taxonomy, pp. 616-620
- KozarKo2008:
taxonomy, pp. 141
- Lepage1941:
description, distribution, taxonomy, pp. 141
- MillerGi2000:
catalog, taxonomy, pp. 20
- MorrisMo1966:
taxonomy, pp. 3
- TangHa1995:
taxonomy, pp. 436-437
- Wang1974:
taxonomy, pp. 329
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