Valid Names Results
Acanthococcus pimeliae (Hoy, 1962) (Eriococcidae: Acanthococcus)Nomenclatural History
- Eriococcus pimeliae Hoy 1962: 132-3. Type data: NEW ZEALAND: South Island, Springfield, Cass, on Pimelea sp., 03/04/1957, by J.M. Hoy. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Auckland: New Zealand Arthropod Collection, Landcare Research, New Zealand; accepted valid name Illustr.
- Acanthococcus pimeliae (Hoy, 1962); Miller & Gimpel 1996: 603. change of combination
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 2 | Genera: 2
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- New Zealand
- South Island | Hoy1962
Keys
- Hoy1962: pp.31 ( Adult (F) ) [New Zealand species of Eriococcidae]
Remarks
- Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female with: enlarged setae elongate, conical, apices slightly rounded, base broad, 2 sizes of setae present around body margin, other dorsal setae inconspicuous, 3 lateral setae on margin of each abdominal segment; anal lobes large, heavily sclerotized, tooth on mesal apex; microtubular ducts elongate, without sclerotized area (Hoy, 1962).
- Structure: Sac of female is grey and felted (Hoy, 1962).
- General Remarks: Most detailed description and illustration by Hoy (1962).
Illustrations
Citations
- Hoy1962: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 31, 132-3
- Hoy1963: catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, 109
- Kozar2009: distribution, taxonomy, 100
- MillerGi1996: taxonomy, 603
- MillerGi2000: catalog, description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 300-301
- Wise1977: distribution, taxonomy, 98
