Valid Names Results
Acanthococcus washingtonensis Miller & Miller, 1992 (Eriococcidae: Acanthococcus)Nomenclatural History
- Acanthococcus washingtonensis Miller & Miller 1992: 90-94. Type data: UNITED STATES: Washington, Chattaroy, on Agropyron spicatum, 28/06/1954, by Telford. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.
- Eriococcus washingtonensis (Miller & Miller, 1992); Miller & Gimpel 1999: 215. change of combination
- Acanthococcus washingtonensis Miller & Miller, 1992; Miller & Stocks 2022: 5. revived combination (previously published)
Common Names
- Washington eriococcin MillerMi1992
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 2
- Poaceae
- Elymus spicatus | MillerMi1992 | (= Agropyron spicatum)
- Stipa | MillerMi1992
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- United States
- Idaho | MillerMi1992
- Washington | MillerMi1992
Keys
- MillerMi1992: pp.5 ( Adult (F) ) [Acanthococcus species in the western United States] Key as: Acanthococcus washingtonensis
Remarks
- Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female with: enlarged setae conical, sides straight, many setae slightly curved, largest setae straight, apices slightly rounded, scattered over surface; anal lobes each with 4 setae; microtubular ducts small, with 2 sclerotized areas (Miller & Miller, 1992).
- General Remarks: Most detailed description and illustration by Miller & Miller (1992).
Illustrations
Citations
- Kozar2009: distribution, taxonomy, 101
- MillerGi1999: taxonomy, 215
- MillerGi2000: catalog, description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 376
- MillerMi1992: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 5, 90-94
- PooleGe1997: distribution, 354