Valid Names Results
Ovaticoccus senarius McKenzie, 1964 (Eriococcidae: Ovaticoccus)Nomenclatural History
- Ovaticoccus senarius McKenzie 1964a: 22-25. Type data: UNITED STATES: California, San Diego Co., Borrego Springs, on Franseria dumosa, 23/02/1963, by H.L. McKenzie. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Notes: Paratype in USNM.
Common Names
- franseria ovaticoccin MillerMc1967
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Asteraceae
- Ambrosia | MillerMc1967 | (= Franseria)
- Ambrosia dumosa | McKenz1964a | (= Franseria dumosa)
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- United States
- California | MillerMc1967
Keys
- 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 on Ovaticoccus]
Remarks
- Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female with: enlarged setae absent; hair-like setae scattered over dorsal surface; anal ring without pores; dorsal multilocular pores absent; ventral multilocular pores predominantly with 5 loculi; cruciform pores absent; antennae 6-segmented; microtubular ducts medium in length, with 2 sclerotized areas (Miller & McKenzie, 1967).
- Structure: Adult female globular, soft, predominantly light yellow, and surrounded by a small amount of white waxy secretion (McKenzie, 1964b).
- General Remarks: Miller & McKenzie (1967) describe the adult female in detail.
Illustrations
Citations
- Gill1993: distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 173, 175
- Kozar2009: distribution, taxonomy, 105
- McKenz1964a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 22-25
- MillerGi2000: catalog, description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 435
- MillerMc1967: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 523-525
- MillerMiSc1973: catalog, taxonomy, 19
- MillerSt2022: key, 88
- PellizKo2011: taxonomy, 65
- PooleGe1997: distribution, 355