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Paratrionymus halocharis (Kiritshenko, 1932) (Pseudococcidae: Paratrionymus)

Ripersia halocharis Kiritshenko 1932: 141. Type data: TURKMENISTAN: on Halocharis hispida. Syntypes, female, Type depository: St. Petersburg: Zoological Museum, Academy of Science, Russia; accepted valid name
Ripersia halopharis Kiritshenko, 1932; Kiritshenko 1932: 141. misspelling of species epithet
Paratrionymus halocharis (Kiritshenko, 1932); Borchsenius 1949: 165. change of combination
Metadenopsis halogetonis Matesova 1966: 98. Type data: KAZAKHSTAN: Karagandin District, Balkhasha, on Halogeton glomeratus. Holotype, female, Type depository: St. Petersburg: Zoological Museum, Academy of Science, Russia; junior synonym (discovered by DanzigGa2015, 335-336, 339). Illustr.
Metadenopus halogetonis; Ülgentürk, et al. 2022: S124. misspelling of genus name

Families: 1 | Genera: 2

Countries: 5

Structure: Body oblong-oval, reaching 2.5 mm in length, pale pink. Antennae 8-segmented. Hind tibia with numerous translucent pores. Anal ring round, with singular pores mainly situated near setae of anal ring. Multilocular pores (with 9 or 10 locules) forming transverse rows on all segments of body. Simple pores situated on both sides of body. Tubular ducts simple, singular along ventral margin of body, varying in number from 1 or 2 on each segment to 3 or 4 on entire body. Dorsal and ventral setae fine, flagellate. Dorsal surface of posterior abdominal segment with 2 fine conical setae. (Danzig & Gavrilov, 2013a)
Biology: The species develops on the roots of saltworts of the genera Halogeton C.A. Mey. and Salsola L. and also on Frankenia L. In early September, females and 1st- and 2nd-instar larvae occurred in colonies (Matesova, 1966).
General Remarks: Good description of the adult female given by Borchsenius (1949), Matesova (1966) and by Tang (1992).