Valid Names Results

Chaetococcus turanicus Borchsenius, 1949 (Pseudococcidae: Chaetococcus)

Nomenclatural History

• Antonina phragmitis; Archangelskaya 1937: 128. misidentification (discovered by Borchs1949, 317).
• Chaetococcus turanicus Borchsenius 1949: 317. Type data: TADZHIKISTAN: near Parkhar, on Phragmites sp.; collected N. Borchsenius, 11.v.1944.. Lectotype, female, by subsequent designation (Gavril2003,208). Type depository: St. Petersburg: Zoological Museum, Academy of Science, Russia; accepted valid name
• Antonina turanica (Borchsenius, 1949); Danzig 1972b: 337. change of combination
• Chaetococcus bambusae; Tang 1992: 29. misidentification (discovered by WuLu2012, 32).
• Chaetococcus turanicus Borchsenius, 1949; Tang 1992: 29. revived combination (previously published)
• Antonina turanica (Borchsenius, 1949); Ben-Dov 1994: 42. revived combination (previously published)
• Chaetococcus turanicus Borchsenius, 1949; Hendricks & Kosztarab 1999: 44. revived combination (previously published)

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 3

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• Hodgso2020: pp.32-34 ( Adult (M) ) [higher groups of Pseudococcidae]
• DanzigGa2015: pp.528 ( Adult (F) ) [ Chaetococcus species]
• WuLu2012: pp.31 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to Chinese species in the tribe Serrolecaniini Shinji]
• Willia2004a: pp.99-101 ( Adult (F) ) [Chaetococcus species southern Asia]
• Wu2001: pp.48 ( Adult (F) ) [China]
• Tang1992: pp.28 ( Adult (F) ) [Palaearctic & Oriental regions]
• Borchs1949: pp.315 ( Adult (F) ) [Palaearctic region]

Remarks

• Systematics: One slide from Borchsenius’ type series (5 females, “Chaetococcus turanicaus Borchs. on Phragmites communis, vicinity of Samarkand, VI. 1928)" was found in the collection of Zoological Institute RAS, St Petersburg. These 5 females (in much better condition in comparison with lectotype and other paralectotypes) are noted as paralectotypes by Danzig & Gavrilov, 2011.
• Structure: Adult female body broadly oval or elongate oval, up to 5 mm .long. Antennae 1 segmented. Anal apparatus consists of anal ring with numerous pores, sprinulae and 6 very short setae which are significantly shorter than diameter of anal ring. (Danzig & Gavrilov-Zimin, 2015)
• Biology: Living on stem under leaf sheath. (Wu & Lu, 2012)
• General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Hendricks & Kosztarab (1999) and by Williams (2004a). Description of adult female by Borchsenius (1949) and by Tang (1992).

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