Valid Names Results
Apezococcus Ferris, 1955 (
Eriococcidae)
Nomenclatural History
- Apezococcus
Ferris
1955a: 79.
Type species: Apezococcus idiastes Ferris
by monotypy and original designation
.
accepted valid name
Remarks
- Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female with: 2-segmented antennae; no legs; quinquelocular pores; no macrotubular ducts; anal ring without setae but with a few pores (Ferris, 1955a).
- Structure: This genus does not form sacs. The body is almost bare of secretion (Ferris, 1955a). Adult female: Anal lobes absent; enlarged setae on dorsum and venter, with broad bases, setal ring
thick; dorsal flagellate setae restricted to abdomen; microtubular ducts on both body surfaces; macrotubular ducts absent; multilocular pores restricted to venter; cruciform pores on both body surfaces; anal ring without setae; legs absent except for remnant of hind legs represented by large plate; antennae reduced; spiracles abnormally large. (Miller & Stocks, 2022)
- General Remarks: Generic characters discussed by Ferris 1955a.
Keys
- MillerSt2022: pp.11-12
(
Adult (F)
)
[Nearctic genera of Eriococcidae]
Associated References
- Arnett1985:
distribution, taxonomy, pp. 239
- Ferris1955a:
description, distribution, taxonomy, pp. 79
- Ferris1957b:
taxonomy, pp. 66
- Ferris1957c:
distribution, host, taxonomy, pp. 83
- Kozar2009:
distribution, host, taxonomy, pp. 111
- MillerGi2000:
catalog, taxonomy, pp. 21
- MillerSt2022:
diagnosis, key, nymph, pp. 11, 39
- MorrisMo1966:
taxonomy, pp. 13
- PooleGe1997:
distribution, pp. 354
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