Valid Names Results

Gregoporia rosaceus (Balachowsky, 1932) (Eriococcidae: Gregoporia)

Nomenclatural History

• Eriococcus rosaceus Balachowsky 1932e: 233-234. Type data: FRANCE: Between La Turbie and Peille, (Alpes-Maritimes), on Bromus erectus, 03/09/1932, by A. Balachowsky. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Paris: Museum National d'Histoire naturelle, France; accepted valid name Notes: There are six slides containing ten syntype specimens (Matile-Ferrero, personal communication, November 20, 1996).
• Nidularia rosaceus (Balachowsky, 1932); Lindinger 1933a: 116. change of combination
• Gregoporia distincta Danzig 1979: 46-47. Type data: RUSSIA: 22/07/1976, by E. Danzig. Syntypes, unknown, Type depository: St. Petersburg: Zoological Museum, Academy of Science, Russia; junior synonym (discovered by Danzig1983, 521). Illustr.
• Gregoporia rosacea (Balachowsky, 1932); Danzig 1983: 521. change of combination
• Acanthococcus rosaceus (Balachowsky, 1932); Miller & Gimpel 1996: 603. change of combination
• Gregoporia rosaceus (Balachowsky, 1932); Ouvrard & Kozár 2009: 102-118. change of combination
• Gregoporia rosaceus (Balachowsky, 1932); Kozár, Kaydan, Konczné Benedicty & Szita 2013: 299. revived combination (previously published)

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 3

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• KozarKaKo2013: pp.296 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of Gregoporia]
• TangHa1995: pp.508, 651 ( Adult (F) ) [Gregoporia species] Key as: Gregoporia rosaceus

Remarks

• Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female with: enlarged setae thin, sides concave, apices acute, marginal setae conspicuously larger than all other setae on dorsum, very abundant on lateral margin of each abdominal segment; multilocular pores present in clusters on dorsum (Balachowky, 1932e).
• Structure: Adult female is elongate, pale yellow in color. Ovisac is cylindrical, color varies from white to cream (Balachowsky, 1932e).
• Biology: Specimens have been collected at 500 meters in altitude (Balachowsky, 1932e).
• General Remarks: Description and illustration by Balachowsky (1932e) and as A. distincta by Danzig (1979).

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