Valid Names Results

Eremococcus pirogallis (Maskell, 1894) (Eriococcidae: Eremococcus)

Nomenclatural History

• Sphaerococcus pirogallis Maskell 1894b: 95. Type data: AUSTRALIA: New South Wales, several localities around Sydney, on Leptopermum flavescens, by W.W. Froggatt. Syntypes, female and first instar, Type depository: Auckland: New Zealand Arthropod Collection, Landcare Research, New Zealand; Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name
• Eremococcus pirogallis (Maskell, 1894); Ferris 1919d: 252-253. change of combination

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Families: 1 | Genera: 2

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Remarks

• Structure: Enclosed within a small, pear shaped gall which has a minute opening at one side near the base. In the earliest stage the galls are bright green, turning completely red and then to a dark reddish-gray with age. The female of the early adult stage is entirely membranous but at maturity the dorsum becomes heavily chitinized. (Ferris, 1919d)
• General Remarks: Detailed description of both males and females in Maskell (1894b) and illustration in Ferris (1919d).

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