Valid Names Results

Apiococcus globosus Hempel, 1900 (Eriococcidae: Apiococcus)

Nomenclatural History

• Apiococcus globosus Hempel 1900a: 405. Type data: BRAZIL: State of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Sao Paulo: Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil; accepted valid name

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• GonzalCl2013: pp.20 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to the galls made by four species of Apiococcus]
• GonzalCl2013: pp.20 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to the species in the genus Apiococcus]

Remarks

• Structure: Forming a hard globular test, white with a creamy tinge, smooth externally (Hempel, 1901).
• Biology: This species is found on the bark of the plant host (Hempel, 1901).
• General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Hempel (1900a). Redescription by Gonzalez and Claps, 2013.

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