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Ovaticoccus cornutus (Ferris, 1955) (Eriococcidae: Ovaticoccus)

Cornoculus cornutus Ferris 1955a: 81. Type data: UNITED STATES: Texas, Brewster County, Chisos Mountains, on undetermined grass, 1921, by G.F. Ferris. Lectotype, female, by subsequent designation (MillerMc1967,485-487). Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.
Ovaticoccus cornutus (Ferris, 1955); Miller & Stocks 2022: 111. change of combination

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

MillerSt2022: pp.87-88 ( Adult (F) ) [Ovaticoccus and Hypericicoccus species]
MillerSt2022: pp.88-89 ( Second instar (F) ) [Ovaticoccus and Hypericicoccus species]
MillerMc1967: pp.484 ( Adult (F) ) [North American species of Cornoculus] Key as: Cornoculus cornutus

Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female with: eyes larger than first antennal segment, horn shaped; anal ring cellular; enlarged setae with apical projections (Miller & McKenzie, 1967). Cornoculus was determined to be a junior synonym of Ovaticoccus by Miller & Stocks, 2022, leading to this new species combination.
Structure: Ferris (1955a) reported: "Occurring beneath the enveloping leaf sheaths of its host, surrounded by a small amount of amorphous wax." Adult female body exceptionally elongate and red (Miller & McKenzie, 1967).
General Remarks: Described and illustrated by Miller & McKenzie (1967). Ferris, 1955a, also has a detailed description. Second-instar female described and illustrated by Miller & Stocks, 2022.