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Puto antennatus (Signoret, 1875) (Putoidae: Puto)

Putonia antennata Signoret 1875c: 341. Type data: FRANCE: Briancon, on Cembra [= Pinus]. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Vienna: Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, Austria; accepted valid name Illustr.
Puto antennata (Signoret, 1875); Cockerell 1896b: 324. change of combination
Puto antennatus (Signoret, 1875); Ben-Dov 1994: 418. emendation that is justified

Families: 2 | Genera: 4

Countries: 7

Structure: Female body up to 4 mm long. Antennae 9-segmented. Trochanter with 3 sensillae. Claw with well developed denticle; claw digitules longer than claw with slightly enlarged apex. Circulus one, large, elongate oval. Multilocular pores scattered in all medial zone of venter and forming groups near spiracles. Quinquelocular pores absent. Trilocular pores scattered on all body surface; less numerous on abdominal tergites; dorsal trilocular pores larger than ventral ones. Tubular ducts of two sizes; wide ducts present only along margin of 3 posterior abdominal sternites and ocasionally present on margin of thoracic sternites; narrow ducts forming frontal group anteriorly to mouthparts. Marginal cerarii numbering 20 pairs. Additional medial cerarii forming one pair on head. Dorsal surface of body covered by thin conical setae, slightly smaller than cerarian setae. (Danzig & Gavrilov-Zimin, 2014)
Biology: Occurring on needles and in bark crevices of conifers. Biology in Italy studied by Sampo & Olmi (1979). Life history discussed by Kosztarab & Kozár (1988F).
General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Marotta & Tranfaglia (1993). Good description of the adult female given by Kosztarab & Kozar (1988F) and by Tang (1992). Good description and illustration of the adult male given by Reyne (1954a).