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Rhopalotococcus Williams, 2007 (Eriococcidae)

Rhopalotococcus Williams 2007a: 1351, 1356-1364. Type species: Rhopalotococcus dugdalei Williams by original designation . accepted valid name

Systematics: In lacking well-developed anal lobes but possessing legs and antennae either with six or seven segments, with macroducts and an anal ring that is semicircular to transversely oval, this genus could qualify as a member of the ovaticin group as defined by Miller and McKenzie (1967).
Structure: Adult female elongate-oval, abdomen gently tapering to narrow posterior segments, anal lobes poorly developed or apex of abdomen rounded, derm membranous but sometimes nodulose or stippled on posterior segments. Apical setae flagellate. Antennae each with six or seven segments, segments narrowing towards apical segment. Legs well developed, without translucent pores. Claw slender, with a minute denticle near tip and with knobbed digitules longer than claw. Anal ring ventral, situated a short distance from apex of abdomen, semi-circular to transversely oval, without cells, with two to four setae. Suranal setae, when present, short and pointed. Frontal lobes absent. Dorsal setae slender, flagellate. Dorsal macroducts absent. Ventral macroducts present on abdomen and in medial area of thorax. Quinquelocular pores present on venter only, either next to spiracles only or also sparse on abdomen. Microducts present or absent. Cruciform pores absent. (Williams, 2007)
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration in Williams, 2007.

Willia2007a: pp.1351 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to genera of New Caledonian Eriococcidae]