Valid Names Results
Protomorgania Dooley & Evans, 2012 (Diaspididae)Nomenclatural History
- Protomorgania Dooley & Evans 2012: 1-14. Type species: Protomorgania koebelei Dooley & Evans . accepted valid name
Remarks
- Systematics: Subfamily ASPIDIOTINAE Tribe AONIDIINI (Normark, et al., 2019)
Protomorgania Dooley and Evans is a monotypic genus that belongs to the subfamily Aspidiotinae based on presence of macroducts of the 1-barred type. Unlike many of the aspidiotine genera, it has perispiracular pores associated with the spiracles. It is similar to several of the Australian genera in that they have a relatively broad body with a constriction or incision between the prothorax and mesothorax with most of the species in this group lack perivulvar pores. It can be distinguished from these genera by the following combination of characters: anterior and posterior spiracles with associated perispiracular pores; dorsum of the pygidium not reticulated; L1 lobes fused ventrally, appressed dorsally. It is most similar to Neomorgania (MacGillvray, 1921) but can be distinguished from that genus by having: the anterior and posterior spiracles with associated pores; L1 lobes fused ventrally, appressed dorsally; and a tubercle present on lateral margin of the cephalon; in Neomorgonia, only the anterior spiracles have associated pores; the L1 lobes are appressed ventrally and dorsally; and it lacks the tubercle on lateral margin of the cephalon.(Dooley & Evans, 20012)
- Structure: Exuviae brown, oval and subcentral. Slide mounted adult female. Specimens with a deep prothoracic-mesothoracic constriction with the anterior margin uniformly dome-shaped. Abdomen broadly rounded with the pygidium slightly more sclerotized and cuticle stippled. Clusters of disc pores associated with the anterior and posterior spiracles. Pygidium with only median lobes that are broad, short and appressed; L2 and L3 absent. 1-barred dorsal macroducts present. Perivulvar pores absent with the pygidium marked by dorsal sclerotized arch anterior to the vulva extending laterally on each side of and beyond the vulva. (Dooley & Evans, 2012)
- Biology: Individuals abundant, found on bark and somewhat cryptic in appearance being similar to the color and texture of the bark.(Dooley & Evans, 20012)
- General Remarks: Detailed description, photographs and illustrations in Dooley & Evans, 2012.
Keys
- DooleyEv2012: pp.2-3 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to the genera of armored scales in Australia similar to Protomorgania]
Associated References
- DooleyEv2012: description, distribution, illustration, structure, taxonomy, pp. 1-14
- NormarOkMo2019: taxonomy, pp. 53, 80
