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Ovaticoccus tippinsi (Miller & Miller, 1993) (Eriococcidae: Ovaticoccus)

Oregmopyga tippinsi Miller & Miller 1993: 81-84. Type data: UNITED STATES: Florida, Monroe Co., Big Pine Key, two miles N.W. Big Pine on Rt. 940, on Aristida sp., 07/04/1974, by R.F. Denno & D.R. Miller. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.
Ovaticoccus tippinsi (Miller & Miller, 1993); Miller & Stocks 2022: 171. change of combination Notes: Oregmopyga was detemined to be a junior synonym of Ovaticoccus, leading to this new species combination.

Families: 1 | Genera: 3

Countries: 1

MillerSt2022: pp.87-88 ( 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]
MillerSt2017: pp.820, 821 ( Adult (F) First instar Second instar (F) ) [Species of Oregmopyga] Key as: Oregmopyga tippinsi
GranarDi2007: pp.10 ( Adult (F) ) [Clave para las especies de Oregmopyga] Key as: Oregmopyga tippinsi
MillerMi1993: pp.77 ( Adult (F) ) [Oregmopyga species of the Eastern United States] Key as: Oregmopyga tippinsi

Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female with: enlarged setae recessed in dermal pocket, domed shaped, sides convex basally, apices rounded, all setae approximately same size, restricted to margin of posterior abdominal segments on dorsum, on margin of abdomen and thorax on venter; hair-like setae scattered over dorsal surface; anal lobes protruding slightly, without enlarged setae; anal ring with pores; dorsal multilocular pores present; ventral multilocular pores predominantly with more than 5 loculi; cruciform pores present dorsally and ventrally; antennae 6-segmented; microtubular ducts medium in length, with 2 sclerotized areas (Miller & Miller, 1993).
Structure: Adult males are known. Females very cylindrical (Miller & Miller, 1993).
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Miller & Miller (1993). Detailed descriptions and illustrations of second-instar female and first-instar nymph in Miller & Stocks, 2022.