Valid Names Results
Hamonicoccus Mestre & Kondo, 2018 (
Coccidae)
Nomenclatural History
- Hamonicoccus
Mestre & Kondo
2018: 2.
Type species: Hamonicoccus aloyoi Mestre & Kondo
by original designation
.
accepted valid name
Remarks
- Systematics: Hamonicoccus keys out to the subfamily Coccinae, tribe Coccini, when using the keys to subfamilies and genera provided by Hodgson, 1994. It appears closest to Mesolecanium
Morrison, which it shares the following character states: (1) body flat, derm becoming sclerotized at maturity, covered by a thin layer of wax; (2) dorsal tubular ducts absent; (3) preopercular pores present; (4) few setae present along anogenital fold; (5) mature female with radial lines of less sclerotized derm on marginal area of dorsum; and (6) dorsal setae and marginal setae similar, cylindrical, capitate (ie, with swollen apex; clavate in Hamonicoccus). Hamonicoccus differs from Mesolecanium by the following combination of features (character states of Mesolecanium in parenthesis): (1) preopercular pores in clusters in 2 parallel rows anterior to anal plates (not in clusters, present loosely on area anterior to anal plates); (2) membranous cribriform plates present submedially on dorsum (entirely absent); and (3) a sclerotized area around anal plates with areolated outer margins present (sclerotized area around anal plates absent). (Mestre-Novoa & Kondo, 2018)
- Structure: In life, body pyriform to oval, flattened, or slightly convex. Anal cleft about 1/5 of body length. Eyes present on dorsal margin. (Mestre-Novoa & Kondo, 2018) Hamonicoccus can be diagnosed by having the following combination of character states: (1) body oval to pyriform; (2) membranous cribriform plates present submedially on dorsum; (3) anal cleft 1/5 of body length; (4) dorsal derm areolated, areolations more pronounced submarginally, divided by less sclerotized clear areas; (5) dorsal setae clavate; (6) preopercular pore clusters on both sides of a mid-longitudinal line; (7) a sclerotized area around anal plates present; (8) submarginal tubercles, pocket-like sclerotizations and tubular ducts absent; (9) marginal setae clavate, similar to dorsal setae; (10) median stigmatic seta distinctly longer and wider than the lateral stigmatic setae; (11) pregenital disc-pores with 5 to 10 loculi; (12) spiracular discpores with 3 to 8 loculi; (13) with 3 pairs of long prevulvar setae; (14) antennae with 6 segments; and (15) legs well developed, with tibiotarsal sclerosis; and (16) claw with a denticle. (Mestre-Novoa & Kondo, 2018)
- General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration in Mestre-Novoa & Kondo, 2018.
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