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

Ovaticoccus mackenziei Miller in Miller & McKenzie 1967: 515-517. Type data: UNITED STATES: California, Riverside Co., 1 mile north of White Water on Ephedra sp., 25/01/1965, by D.R. Miller. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Notes: Paratype in CDAE and USNM. Illustr.

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

MillerSt2022: pp.87-88 ( Adult (F) ) [Ovaticoccus and Hypericicoccus species]
PellizKo2011: pp.65 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to adult female Ovaticoccus]
Gill1993: pp.173 ( Adult (F) ) [Ovaticoccus species of California]
MillerMc1967: pp.507 ( Adult (F) ) [North American species of Ovaticoccus]

Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female with: enlarged setae absent; hair-like setae scattered over dorsal surface; anal ring without pores; dorsal multilocular pores present; ventral multilocular pores predominantly with 5 loculi; cruciform pores present on venter only; antennae 7-segmented; microtubular ducts medium in length, with 2 sclerotized areas (Miller & McKenzie, 1967).
Structure: Adult female elongate, no longitudinal dorsal ridge visible. Body pink or purple, with a few clear brown areas on venter. Legs light yellow. Body surfaces dusted with white mealy secretion, heaviest on venter. Dorsum producing many filamentous strands, often completely enclosing insect body. Adult male body pink with 1 pair of conspicuous wings (Miller & McKenzie, 1967).
General Remarks: Detailed description of adult female and immature stages given in Miller & McKenzie (1967).