Valid Names Results
Acanthococcus asteliae (Hoy, 1962) (Eriococcidae: Acanthococcus)Nomenclatural History
- Eriococcus asteliae Hoy 1962: 32, 46. Type data: NEW ZEALAND: North Island, Ruahine Range, Mt. Hector, on Astelia cockaynei and Cordyline australis, 29/11/1958, by M.J. Esson. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Auckland: New Zealand Arthropod Collection, Landcare Research, New Zealand; accepted valid name Illustr.
- Acanthococcus asteliae (Hoy, 1962); Miller & Gimpel 1996: 598. change of combination
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 2 | Genera: 2
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- New Zealand
- North Island | Hoy1962
Keys
- Hoy1962: pp.32 ( Adult (F) ) [Eriococcus species of New Zealand]
Remarks
- Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female with: enlarged setae nipple-shaped, with pointed projection, apices slightly rounded; enlarged setae abundant over dorsal surface, all approximately of same size (Hoy, 1962).
- Structure: Female has a tawny felted sac (Hoy, 1962).
- General Remarks: Original description and illustration by Hoy (1962).
Illustrations
Citations
- Hoy1962: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 32, 46
- Hoy1963: catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, 72
- Kozar2009: distribution, taxonomy, 97
- MillerGi1996: taxonomy, 598
- MillerGi2000: catalog, description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 136
- Wise1977: distribution, taxonomy, 96
