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Ovaticoccus haigi Miller & Stocks, 2022 (Eriococcidae: Ovaticoccus)

Ovaticoccus haigi Miller & Stocks 2022: 132. Type data: UNITED STATES: California, Merced Co., Hwy. 99, 3 mi S. of Merced. on Distichlis spicata, 3/12/1968, by T.R. Haig. Holotype, female and first instar, by original designation Type depository: Sacramento: California State Collection of Arthropods, California Dept. Food & Agriculture, California, USA; accepted valid name Notes: Paratypes: UNITED STATES: California: Alameda Co.: SE of Livermore, X-10-1968, on D. spicata, T. Kono and T.C. Fuller (2 ad. ♀♀ paratypes, on 2 slides) CDFA (1 slide), UCD (1 slide); Fresno Co.: 4.5 mi. N. El Nido, VIII-20-1968, on D. spicata, T.R. Haig (3 ad. ♀♀ paratypes, 2 second-instar ♀♀ paratypes on 3 slides) CDFA (1 slide), UCD (1 slide), USNM (1 slide); Illustr.

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

MillerSt2022: pp.87-89 ( Adult (F) ) [Ovaticoccus and Hypericicoccus species]
MillerSt2022: pp.88-89 ( Second instar (F) ) [Ovaticoccus and Hypericicoccus species]
MillerSt2022: pp.89-90 ( First instar ) [Ovaticoccus and Hypericicoccus species]

Systematics: The adult female of Ov. haigiOv. adoxus in having similar anal ring structure, few small conical enlarged setae, dorsal and ventral cruciform pores and multilocular pores, and four setae on each femur. They differ as follows (character states in brackets are those of Ov. haigi): with numerous cruciform pores on dorsum of segment VIII (absent or few); pores absent from anterior to hind coxa (present). (Miller & Stocks, 2022)
Structure: Holotype, slide mounted, 3.2 mm long, 1.8 mm wide (paratypes 2.1–3.4 mm long, 1.3–1.9 mm wide). Body elongate oval, without protruding anal lobes. Anal-lobe areas dorsally each with 4 and 5 flagellate setae (paratypes 3 or 4), 0 and 1 microtubular duct (paratypes 0 or 1), 1 cruciform pore (paratypes 0 or 1) and 3 or 4 5-locular pores (paratypes 0–4); body apex bent so that anal-lobe structures normally found on venter now located on dorsum. (Miller & Stocks, 2022)
General Remarks: Detailed descriptions and illustrations of adult female, second-instar female and first-instar nymph in Miller & Stocks, 2022

MillerSt2022: description, distribution, host, illustration, key, nymph, taxonomy, 132-137