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Gigantococcus alboluteus (Cockerell, 1898) (Monophlebidae: Gigantococcus)

Icerya seychellarum albolutea Cockerell 1898x: 259. Type data: NIGERIA: Lagos, on Annona squamosa, collected H. Strachan.. Lectotype, female, by subsequent designation (UnruhGu2008b,52). Type depository: Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name
Icerya albolutea Cockerell, 1898; Cockerell 1902q: 257. change in status (level)
Gigantococcus alboluteus (Cockerell, 1898); Unruh & Gullan 2008: 37. change of combination
Icerya albolutea Cockerell, 1898; Gavrilov-Zimin 2018: 176. revived combination (previously published) Notes: Gavrilov-Zimin rejected the genetic basis for separation of genera. Based on his morphological definition of genera, he reassigned several species within this family.

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Watson2022: pp.333 ( Adult (F) ) [Gigantococcus in continental Africa]
Gavril2018: pp.179-180 ( Adult (F) ) [Species of Icerya] Key as: Icerya albolutea
UnruhGu2008b: pp.50-51 ( Adult (F) ) [Species of Gigantococcus]
Morris1928: pp.208-211 ( Adult (F) ) [Species of Icerya]

Structure: Female, 5 mm long, 4 mm broad; dark red, resting on a cushion of yellow and white cotton. Dorsum entirely covered with bright yellow cotton. From the sides there radiate thick tufts (about 3 mm long and nearly 1 broad at base) of cotton, which are white beneath and bright canary yellow above. Apparently no well-formed ovisac, but a lot of loose cottony secretion (Cockerell, 1898x).
General Remarks: Description of adult female by Cockerell (1898x) and by Morrison (1928). Description of adult female by Unruh & Gullan (2008b).