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Eriococcus busariae Froggatt, 1916 (Eriococcidae: Eriococcus)

Eriococcus busariae Froggatt 1916: 427-428. Type data: AUSTRALIA: New South Wales, "Nimitybelle" (Nimitybelle), on Bursaria spinosa. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Orange: Agricultural Scientific Collections Unit, Orange Agricultural Institute, NSW, Australia; accepted valid name Notes: Type depository information provided by Gullan (personal communication, June 10, 1996). Froggatt (1916) consistently misspelled the host Bursaria as Busaria in the original publication. According to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, if a name is consistently spelled incorrectly in the original publication, it must remain as originally spelled. Therefore, the correct spelling of the species epithet is busariae even though Hoy (1963) corrected it to bursariae.
Eriococcus bursariae Froggatt, 1916; Hoy 1963: 76. Type depository: Paris: Museum National d'Histoire naturelle, France; misspelling of species epithet Notes: The correct spelling of the host genus is Bursaria, but Froggatt misspelled it as Busaria and formed the species epithet to coincide. Hoy did not catch this error and misspelled Froggatt's form of the name. The correct spelling of the species epithet is busariae even though it is incorrectly formed.

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Systematics: According to Gullan (personal communication, 1996) this species has large-sized ducts typical of Eriococcus buxi.
Structure: Adult female is ochreous yellow and broadly oval (Froggatt, 1916).
General Remarks: Brief description by Froggatt (1916).