Valid Names Results

Asiacornococcus japonicus (Kuwana, 1902) (Eriococcidae: Asiacornococcus)

Nomenclatural History

• Eriococcus japonicus Kuwana 1902: 50-51. Type data: JAPAN: Kyushu, Chikujo-gun, on Symplocos myrtacea, by I. Kuwana. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; Ibaraki-ken: Insect Taxonomy Laboratory, National Institute of Agricultural Environmental Sciences, Kannon-dai, Yatabe, Tsukuba-shi, (Kuwana), Japan; accepted valid name Illustr.
• Nidularia iaponica (Kuwana, 1902); Lindinger 1933a: 116. change of combination requiring emendation of specific epithet for agreement in gender
• Nidularia iaponicus (Kuwana, 1902); Lindinger 1943b: 264. emendation that is unjustified
• Acanthococcus japonicus (Kuwana, 1902); Kozár & Walter 1985: 74. change of combination
• Asiacornococcus japonicus (Kuwana, 1902); Tang & Hao 1995: 439. change of combination

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• KozarKaKo2013: pp.621 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of Asiacornococcus]
• TangHa1995: pp.438 ( Adult (F) ) [Asiacornococcus species]
• Takaha1957: pp.7 ( Adult (F) ) [Some Eriococcus species of Japan] Key as: Eriococcus japonicus

Remarks

• Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female with 5-segmented antennae (Tang & Hao, 1995). This species has been confused with Nidularia japonica Kuwana, 1918 by Hoy (1963) and was also incorrectly considered a senior secondary homonym by Lindinger (1943b). Nidularia japonica is currently placed in the Kermesidae.
• Structure: Female sac is convex, elliptical, and pale straw colored. Female is oval, and eggs are brown (Kuwana, 1902).
• General Remarks: Most detailed description and illustration by Kuwana (1902).

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