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Apiococcus gregarius Hempel, 1900 (Eriococcidae: Apiococcus)

Apiococcus gregarius Hempel 1900a: 402. Type data: BRAZIL: State of Sao Paulo, Ypiranga. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Sao Paulo: Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil; accepted valid name Notes: Syntypes also in USNM. Illustr.

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

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]

Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female is characterized by having: dorsal nipple-shaped setae; dorsal and ventral quinquelocular pores; no setae on the anal ring; no macrotubular ducts; reduced antennae; and no legs (Ferris, 1957c).
Structure: Forms a hard, spherical test that is brown in color with a slightly roughened surface (Hempel, 1901).
Biology: This species is found crowded on stems (Hempel, 1901).
General Remarks: Described and illustrated by Ferris (1957c), first instar described by Hempel (1900a). Redescription by Hodgson & Miller (2010)