Valid Names Results

Rhizococcus artemisiarum (Matesova, 1976) (Eriococcidae: Rhizococcus)

Nomenclatural History

• Acanthococcus artemisiarum Matesova 1976: 22. Type data: KAZAKHSTAN: Karaganda Oblast, Balchash, on Artemisia terrae-albae, 28/05/1956. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: St. Petersburg: Zoological Museum, Academy of Science, Russia; accepted valid name Notes: Holotype should be in ZMAS, but Danzig was unable to locate it. There are approximately 26 paratypes on 18 slides in ZMAS and several additional slides in AAKA (Danzig, personal communication, 1996). Illustr.
• Eriococcus artemisiarum (Matesova, 1976); Tang & Hao 1995: 457. change of combination
• Rhizococcus artemisiarum (Matesova, 1976); Kozár, Kaydan, Konczné Benedicty & Szita 2013: 403-405. change of combination

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• KozarKaKo2013: pp.392-396 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of Rhizococcus]
• TangHa1995: pp.452, 649 ( Adult (F) ) [Eriococcus species] Key as: Eriococcus artemisiarum

Remarks

• Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female with: enlarged setae broad, truncate or rounded apex; present over dorsum, with bare space between lateral setae and setae on rest of dorsum; microtubular ducts with 2 sclerotized areas (Matesova, 1976).
• Structure: Females greenish-brown. (Kozár, et al., 2013)
• Biology: On the roots and subterranean part of the stem. (Kozár, et al., 2013)
• General Remarks: Description and illustration by Matesova (1976). Detailed redescription in Kozár, et al., 2013.

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