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Ortheziolamameti guineensis (Morrison, 1954) (Ortheziidae: Ortheziolamameti)

Nomenclatural History

• Ortheziola guineensis Morrison 1954: 120. Type data: GHANA (French Guinea): Nimba Mountains, in moss, ?/11/1946, by A. Villiers. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.
• Ortheziolamameti guineensis (Morrison, 1954); Kozár 2004: 484. change of combination

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• Watson2022: pp.350 ( Adult (F) ) [Ortheziolamameti in continental Africa]
• SzitaKaKo2014: pp.53-54 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of Ortheziolamameti]
• TanakaAm2007: pp.34-35 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to adult female Ortheziolamameti Kozár, modified after Kozár (2004)] Key as: Key to adult female Ortheziolamameti Kozár, mocified after Kozá
• Kozar2004: pp.483 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to adult females of Ortheziolamameti]
• KozarMi2000: pp.18 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to adult females of Ortheziola]

Remarks

• Systematics: Ortheziolamameti guineensis is similar to O. loebli and O. kosztarabi by having wax plates in the dorsomedial areas of the thorax and abdomen (plates 8, 9 and 10). O. guineensis differs from O. loebli by having a large bare area in the ventromedial area of the thorax and 2-5 flagellate sensory setae on each tibia. O. loebli has a very narrow bare area in the ventromedial area of the thorax and one or 2 sensory setae on each tibia. O. guineensis differs from O. kosztarabi by having conspicuous bare area on the dorsum posterior of the antenna, the wax plates restricted to anterior of coxae, 2-5 sensory setae on each tibia, the apical antennal segment less than 450 um long and the hind tibia-tarsus less than 700 um long. O. kosztarabi has no conspicuous bare area on the dorsum posterior of the antenna, wax plates surrounding coxae, 2 or 3 sensory setae on each tibia, the apical antennal segment more than 500 um long and the hind tibia-tarsus greater than 730 um long. Also, it is believed that the holotype of this species is an aberrant specimen in terms of the unusual bare areas in the dorsal wax plates (Kozár & Miller, 2000).
• Structure: Body elongate ovoid, more pointed anteriorly. No information available on the appearance and extent of the covering secretion (Morrison, 1954).
• Biology: This species was collected at an elevation of 500-1700 meters (Morrison, 1954).
• General Remarks: Original description and illustration by Morrison (1954). Subsequent description and illustration by (Kozár & Miller, 2000). Change of combination, redescription and illustration by Kozár (2004).

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