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Phloeococcus loriceus Hoy, 1962 (Eriococcidae: Phloeococcus)

Phloeococcus loriceus Hoy 1962: 170. Type data: NEW ZEALAND: North Island, Palmerston North, on Beilschmiedia tawa, 04/12/1959, by J.M. Hoy. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Auckland: New Zealand Arthropod Collection, Landcare Research, New Zealand; accepted valid name Illustr.

Families: 4 | Genera: 4

Countries: 1

Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female with: enlarged setae conical, sides straight, apices slightly rounded, increasing in size from median to margin of body, abundant over dorsum; anal lobes nodulose, heavily sclerotized, series of teeth on medial margin, numerous enlarged setae on dorsal surface; nodulose plate anterior of lobes; dorsum of posterior abdominal segments sclerotized; multilocular pores predominantly with more than 5 loculi; macrotubular ducts absent; microtubular ducts elongate, without sclerotized area (Hoy, 1962).
Structure: Female not forming sac, accompanied by some white powdery wax. Body shape elongate (Hoy, 1962).
General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Hoy (1962).