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Arctorthezia baltica Vea & Gimaldi, 2012 (Ortheziidae: Arctorthezia)

Arctorthezia baltica Vea & Gimaldi 2012: 766-767. Type data: WESTERN RUSSIA: Baltic Region, presumably Lutetian-aged, Blau Erde horizon of Yantarnyi, from the Jurgen Velten collection (2010). Holotype, immature, by original designation Type depository: New York: American Museum of Natural History, Department of Entomology Collection, New York, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.

Systematics: Arctorthezia baltica is similar to A. pseudoccidentalis Morrison in the presence of nine circular pore clusters separating marginal and dorsal wax plates (vs absent in other species). In addition, it has eight pairs of marginal, one pair of frontal, one pair of posterior wax lobes; median wax lobes present, longer and triangular in shape. Although covered by bubbles, no circular pore clusters between marginal and submedian lobes were observed, confirming that A. antiqua is also different from A. baltica. (Vea & Grimaldi, 2012)
Structure: Second-instar nymph. Body broadly oval in shape (best seen ventrally), dorsoventrally flattened. Antennae 6-segmented, inserted at frontal margin ventrally, slightly V-shaped. Short coat of wax filaments entirely covering ventral surface. Ovisac absent. (Vea & Grimaldi, 2012
General Remarks: Detailed description, illustration and analysis in Vea & Grimaldi, 2012.

SimonZy2015: list, 7
VeaGi2012: description, distribution, illustration, structure, taxonomy, 766-767
VeaGr2015: distribution, 67