Valid Names Results
Acanthococcus whiteheadi Miller, 1991 (Eriococcidae: Acanthococcus)Nomenclatural History
- Acanthococcus whiteheadi Miller 1991: 350-352. Type data: UNITED STATES: Nevada, Mineral Co., 8 miles East of Hawthorne, on Atriplex sp., 06/07/1968, by D.R. Miller & R.F. Denno. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.
- Eriococcus whiteheadi (Miller, 1991); Miller & Gimpel 1999: 215. change of combination
- Acanthococcus whiteheadi Miller, 1991; Miller & Stocks 2022: 5. revived combination (previously published)
Common Names
- Whitehead eriococcin MillerMi1992
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Amaranthaceae
- Atriplex | Miller1991
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- United States
- Nevada | Miller1991
Keys
- MillerMi1992: pp.6 ( Adult (F) ) [Acanthococcus species of the western United States] Key as: Acanthococcus whiteheadi
- Miller1991: pp.334 ( Adult (F) ) [Acanthococcus species that infest Atriplex] Key as: Acanthococcus whiteheadi
Remarks
- Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female with: enlarged setae conical, sides straight or slightly concave basally, apices acute, broad basally, all of approximately same size, abundant over dorsal surface; microtubular ducts elongate, with 2 sclerotized areas (Miller, 1991).
- Structure: Adult resembles a fuzzy seed. Body is dark green and is covered ventrally by a light white secretion (Miller, 1991).
- General Remarks: Most detailed description and illustration given by Miller (1991).
Illustrations
Citations
- Miller1991: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 350-352
- MillerGi1999: taxonomy, 215
- MillerGi2000: catalog, description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 376-377
- MillerMi1992: distribution, host, taxonomy, 6, 94
- PooleGe1997: distribution, 354