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Eremococcus rugosus (Maskell, 1897) (Eriococcidae: Eremococcus)

This catalog page aggregates the information for all subspecies of Eremococcus rugosus. If you are looking for information specific to the binomial, click on the link to the nominal trinomial below.

Subspecies:

Eremococcus rugosus elongatus

Eremococcus rugosus rugosus

Nomenclatural History

• Sphaerococcus rugosus elongatus Maskell 1897: 323. Type data: AUSTRALIA: Western Australia, Geraldton, on undetermined tree with small leaves and clusters of small flowers, by A.M. Lea. 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
• Sphaerococcus rugosus rugosus Maskell 1897: 322. Type data: AUSTRALIA: Western Australia, Mount Baker, on Leptospermum sp., by M. Lea. 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 rugosus rugosus (Maskell, 1897); Miller, Gullan & Williams 1998: 299. change of combination
• Eremococcus rugosus elongatus (Maskell, 1897); Miller, Gullan & Williams 1998: 300. change of combination

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

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Remarks

• Systematics: the 8-shaped pores are more tubular in nature than in E. pirogallis, but the setae, anal-ring area, and very large clypeolabral shield are very similar. Eremococcus rugosus does not have the distinctive antennae mentioned by Ferris (1919) and Morrison and Morrison (1922) and has only on pair of large tubular ducts on the dorsum of the crawler; E. pirogalllis has two pair (Morrison and Morrison, 1922).
• Structure: posterior abdominal segments with curved, slightly enlarged marginal setae; dorsum with 1 or 2 pairs of large tubular ducts; dorsum with sclerotized segmental areas; antennae 3-segmented; labium 2-segmented; legs with distinctive wrinkled pattern on femur.

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