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Acanthococcus tinsleyi (Cockerell, 1898) (Eriococcidae: Acanthococcus)

Eriococcus tinsleyi Cockerell 1898: 247. Type data: UNITED STATES: New Mexico, Dona Ana Co., Mesilla Park, on Atriplex sp. Lectotype, female, by subsequent designation (Miller1991,347-350). Type depository: Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name
Nidularia tinsleyi (Cockerell, 1898); Lindinger 1933a: 117. change of combination
Acanthococcus tinsleyi (Cockerell, 1898); Miller 1991: 347-350. change of combination Illustr.

Families: 6 | Genera: 6

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Gill1993: pp.157 ( Adult (F) ) [Acanthococcus species of California] Key as: Acanthococcus tinsleyi
MillerMi1992: pp.4 ( Adult (F) ) [Acanthococcus species in the western United States] Key as: Acanthococcus tinsleyi
Miller1991: pp.334 ( Adult (F) ) [Acanthococcus species that infest Atriplex] Key as: Acanthococcus tinsleyi
McDani1964: pp.104 ( Adult (F) ) [Eriococcus species of Texas]
Ferris1955a: pp.97 ( Adult (F) ) [North American species of Eriococcus]

Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female with: enlarged setae conical, sides concave basally, apices rounded, setae all approximately same size, abundant over surface, forming distinctive pattern; 4 setae on each tibia; microtubular ducts medium in length, with 2 sclerotized areas (Miller, 1991).
Structure: Female is broadly oval, body pale brown to light purple, often striped longitudinally (Gill, 1993). Ovisac is yellowish-white, enclosing female and yellow eggs (Miller, 1991).
General Remarks: Descriptions and illustrations given in Ferris (1955a) and Miller (1991).