Valid Names Results

Paracoccus ficus Moghaddam, 2014 (Pseudococcidae: Paracoccus)

Nomenclatural History

• Paracoccus ficus Moghaddam 2014: 58. Type data: IRAN: Fars province: Neyriz, Palangan Valley, N 29°07´23½, E 54°22´21½, Ficus carica(Moraceae), 10/?/2013, by M. Esfandiari. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Tehran: Hayk Mirzayans Insects Museum, Tehran, Iran; accepted valid name Notes: Paratypes, IRAN, Fars province: same data as holotype, 5 adult ♀♀ (HMIM), 2 adult ♀♀ (IMCA); Estahban, x.2013, ex: F. carica, leg. K. Zibaii, 10 adult ♀♀ (HMIM). Illustr.

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Ecological Associates

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Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• MoghadEs2014: pp.59 ( Adult (F) ) [Species on Ficus in Iran]

Remarks

• Systematics: Paracoccus ficus is close to P. cognatus Williams for (i) presence of circulus, (ii) general distribution of oral rim tubular ducts on the dorsum, and (iii) distribution of oral collar tubular ducts on the venter. However, the new species differs from P. cognatus by the following characters (characters of P. cognatus in brackets): (i) adult female body pink (blue-black), (ii) dorsal setae long and stiff (slender and flagellate), (iii) all cerarii are completely distinct (not distinct), (iv) marginal ducts are sparse on prothorax (grouped), (v) multilocular disc pores present near of anterior and posterior spiracles (on medial areas of the head and thorax). Paracoccus ficus is also similar to the injurious species P. marginatus in possessing marginal oral rim tubular ducts but differs in possessing some extra dorsal oral rim tubular ducts and translucent pores on the hind tibiae. (Moghaddam & Esfandiari, 2014)
• Structure: Live and preserved specimens in alcohol and also in KOH appeared colorless. Adult female oval to broadly oval, 2.24-3.15 mm long and 1.72-2.00 mm wide; anal lobes moderately developed, each ventral surface with an apical seta 163-170 µ long and anal lobe bar 44-49 µ long; antenna about 220 µ long with 8 segments; legs well developed. (Moghaddam & Esfandiari, 2014)
• Economic Importance: Paracoccus ficus is believed to be a pest of Ficus carica in Neyriz and Estahban in the south of Iran, where the crop is one of the chief exports of the Fars province to the neighboring countries. (Moghaddam & Esfandiari, 2014)
• General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration in Moghaddam & Esfandiari, 2014.

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