Valid Names Results
Apiococcus Hempel, 1900 (
Eriococcidae)
Nomenclatural History
- Apiococcus
Hempel
1900a: 401.
Type species: Apiococcus gregarius Hempel
by original designation
.
accepted valid name
Remarks
- Systematics: Apiococcus differs from all other eriococcid genera in having 2 elongate invaginations near the anal area which contain many loculate pores. It also is rotund, has distinctively supoate-shaped setae, lacks legs, has 1-segmented antennae, and forms a test on the host. (Hodgson & Miller, 2010)
- Structure: Insects are in a hard test which is usually brown or black and somewhat rough with a small orifice at one side Slide-mounted adult female with following diagnostic characters: without anal lobes; without legs; antennae reduced to 1- or 2-segmented stubs; anal ring without setae or pores; without protruding anal lobes; with dorsal nipple-shaped setae; quinquelocular pores present; macrotubular ducts absent (Ferris, 1957c).
- General Remarks: Generic characters discussed by Hempel (1900a), (1901), and Ferris (1957c).
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.54-55
(
Adult (F)
)
[Key to the Eriococcidae of the Neotropical Region based on the morphology of adult females]
- HodgsoMi2010: pp.90-92
(
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]
- HodgsoGoMi2004: pp.52
(
Adult (F)
)
[Key to the genera of Eriococcidae]
- HodgsoGoMi2004: pp.52
(
Adult (F)
)
[Key to the genera of Eriococcidae]
Associated References
- Balach1948b:
taxonomy, pp. 257
- Ferris1922b:
taxonomy, pp. 247
- Ferris1957c:
description, distribution, host, taxonomy, pp. 83-84
- GonzalCl2013:
description, illustration, structure, taxonomy, pp. 19-23
- Green1922:
taxonomy, pp. 354
- Hempel1900a:
description, distribution, taxonomy, pp. 401
- Hempel1901:
taxonomy, pp. 116
- HodgsoMaMi2011:
taxonomy, pp. 54
- HodgsoMi2010:
description, illustration, taxonomy, pp. 14-22
- Hoy1962:
distribution, host, taxonomy, pp. 12, 13, 210
- Hoy1963:
catalog, taxonomy, pp. 31
- KondoGuCo2016:
key, pp. 475
- Kozar2009:
distribution, host, taxonomy, pp. 111
- KozarKo2008:
taxonomy, pp. 141
- Lepage1938:
catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, pp. 376
- Lindin1937:
taxonomy, pp. 179
- MacGil1921:
distribution, taxonomy, pp. 210, 211
- MillerGi2000:
catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, pp. 22-24
- MorrisMo1966:
taxonomy, pp. 13
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