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Ovaticoccus eriogoni (Miller in Miller & McKenzie, 1967) (Eriococcidae: Ovaticoccus)

Oregmopyga eriogoni Miller in Miller & McKenzie 1967: 491-493. Type data: UNITED STATES: California, San Bernardino Co., 3 miles north of Cajon Pass, 17/04/1965. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; Santiago, Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Chile, Santiago, Chile ; accepted valid name Notes: Paratype in CDAE and USNM. Illustr.
Ovaticoccus eriogoni (Miller in Miller & McKenzie, 1967); Miller & Stocks 2022: 118. change of combination Notes: Oregmopyga was detemined to be a junior synonym of Ovaticoccus, leading to this new species combination.

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

MillerSt2022: pp.87-88 ( Adult (F) ) [Ovaticoccus and Hypericicoccus species]
MillerSt2022: pp.89-90 ( First instar ) [Ovaticoccus and Hypericicoccus species]
MillerSt2017: pp.820, 821 ( Adult (F) First instar Second instar (F) ) [Species of Oregmopyga] Key as: Oregmopyga eriogoni
GranarDi2007: pp.10 ( Adult (F) ) [Clave para las especies de Oregmopyga] Key as: Oregmopyga eriogoni
Gill1993: pp.172 ( Adult (F) ) [Oregmopyga species of California] Key as: Oregmopyga eriogoni
MillerMc1967: pp.490-491 ( Adult (F) ) [North American species of Oregmopyga] Key as: Oregmopyga eriogoni

Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female with: enlarged setae, nipple shaped, sides convex, apices rounded, all setae approximately same size, scattered over dorsal surface; hair-like setae also scattered over dorsal surface; anal lobes protruding slightly, without enlarged setae; anal ring with few pores; dorsal multilocular pores present; ventral multilocular pores predominantly with 5 loculi; cruciform pores present on venter; antennae 6-segmented; microtubular ducts medium in length, with 2 sclerotized areas (Miller & McKenzie, 1967).
Structure: Found under bark. Adult female with dorsomedial ridge; pink. Ovisac produced dorsally and ventrally, covering body (Miller & McKenzie, 1967).
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration, including that of immatures, by Miller & McKenzie (1967). The second-instar female and first-instar nymph are described and illustrated in Miller & Stocks (2022).