Valid Names Results
Sterculicoccus Hodgson, 2008 (
Coccidae)
Nomenclatural History
- Sterculicoccus
Hodgson
2008: 58.
Type species: Sterculicoccus tafoensis Hodgson
by original designation
.
accepted valid name
Remarks
- Systematics: Subfamily: Myzolecaniinae.
Hodgson (2008) stated that Alecanium and Sterculicoccus are clearly closely related and share the following character states: (i) stigmatic clefts very shallow or absent, without stigmatic spines; (ii) each stigmatic area with a small sclerotisation enclosing some spiracular disc-pores; (iii) marginal setae spinose, in a marginal band several setae wide; (iv) some dorsal setae long and flagellate; (v) anal plates elongate oval; (vi) pregenital
disc-pores with mainly 5 loculi; (vi) legs very reduced; (vii) antennae reduced; (viii) spiracles large; (ix) ventral tubular ducts in a wide submarginal band and in transverse bands medially on meso- and metathorax; (x) ventral setae with a similar distribution (i.e. with a band across metathorax), and (xi) outer end of anal tube with an O-shaped sclerotisation. Sterculicoccus differs from Alecanium in having (character-states on Alecanium in brackets): (i) two types of ventral tubular ducts (only 1 type); (ii) only one type of marginal seta (two types); (iii) dorsal surface of anal plates with a polygonal reticulate pattern of microridges (absent); (iv) anal plates each with only four setae near apex (each with many setae distributed over most of dorsal surface), and (v) long dorsal
setae restricted to dorsad to mouthparts (throughout dorsal surface). (Hodgson, 2008)
- Structure: Body broadly oval. Anal cleft deep, about 1/3rd -1/4th total-body length, with parallel margins; with a narrow sclerotisation around anterior margin of cleft and sclerotisations ventrally in each stigmatic cleft. (Hodgson, 2008)
- General Remarks: Description and definition by Hodgson (2008).
Keys
- Hodgso2008: pp.59
(
Adult (F)
)
[Species of Sterculicoccus]
- Hodgso2008: pp.59
(
Adult (F)
)
[Key to related genera in Africa.]
Associated References
1 Species
