Valid Names Results
Asterococcus Borchsenius, 1960 (
Cerococcidae)
Nomenclatural History
- Asterococcus
Borchsenius
1960d: 113-115.
Type species: Asterococcus schimae Borchsenius
by original designation
.
accepted valid name
Remarks
- Systematics: Species of Asterococcus are similar to species of Cerococcus in having: (i) a line of spinose setae along the inner margins of the anal lobes, and (ii) a pair of strongly spinose (rather than fleshy) setae dorsally on each anal lobe; and in lacking (iii) the anteroventral sclerotization, and (iv) large 8-shaped pores along the dorsal margin of the posterior abdominal segments. Some species also have a group of large tubular ducts on the dorsum of the posterior abdominal segments, as in many species of Cerococcus. However, species of Asterococcus differ in having: (i) short stigmatic pore bands, each band with apex probably on venter, (ii) a broad marginal band of tubular ducts and 8-shaped pores on venter which generally extends medially sufficiently far to include the antennae; (iii) 8-shaped pores few on dorsum of cephalothorax, these most common towards margins and always small, but (iv) present in a few transverse bands dorsally on some abdominal segments. (Hodgson & Williams, 2016)
- Structure: The primary characteristics of this genus are common to Cerococcus and Solenophora but there are differences in the size and dorsal arrangement of 8-shaped pores, number of anal ring setae, and the structure of tests of the adult female (Lambdin, 1983).
- General Remarks: This genus was long considered to be an Asterolecaniidae. Lambdin (1983) states that this genus is represented in the Ethiopian (South African), Oriental and Palearctic regions.
Keys
- HodgsoWi2016: pp.18-19
(
Adult (F)
)
[Key to cerococcid genera and unplaced species]
- Wang2001: pp.504
(
Adult (F)
)
[Key genera of Cerococcidae]
- Wang1980: pp.138
(
Adult (F)
)
[Asterococcus species]
- LambdiKo1977a: pp.14
(
Adult (F)
)
[Adult females of the three genera of Cerococcidae]
- LambdiKo1976: pp.35
(
Adult (F)
)
[Genera of the family Cerococcidae]
Associated References
- Ali1970a:
catalog, taxonomy, pp. 147
- Borchs1960d:
description, distribution, taxonomy, pp. 113-115
- Cocker1909:
taxonomy, pp. 55
- Granar1996:
taxonomy, pp. 235
- HodgsoWi2016:
diagnosis, distribution, key, taxonomy, pp. 4,5,6,7,10,11,12,14,15,16–19,91,92,163,165
- Kawai1977:
distribution, taxonomy, pp. 155
- Kawai1980:
description, taxonomy, pp. 173
- KozarWa1985:
catalog, taxonomy, pp. 76
- Lambdi1983:
description, distribution, taxonomy, pp. 297-308
- Lambdi1987:
distribution, taxonomy, pp. 100
- LambdiKo1977a:
taxonomy, pp. 1, 5
- MorrisMo1966:
taxonomy, pp. 19
- Paik1978:
taxonomy, pp. 277
- TangHa1995:
taxonomy, pp. 214
- Terezn1981:
taxonomy, pp. 73
- Wang1980:
taxonomy, pp. 137-138
- Wang1994:
description, distribution, taxonomy, pp. 240-241
- Wang2001:
description, distribution, taxonomy, pp. 505-506
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