Valid Names Results

Rhizococcus istresianus (Goux, 1989) (Eriococcidae: Rhizococcus)

Nomenclatural History

• Eriococcus istresianus Goux 1989a: 19-23. Type data: FRANCE: Notre-Dame, Esterel, 1985, on Cistus salviifolius. Holotype, female, Type depository: Paris: Museum National d'Histoire naturelle, France; accepted valid name Illustr.
• Eriococcus arboisi Goux 1991: 46-47. Type data: FRANCE: Bouches-du-Rhône, Aix-en-Provence, on "Petit Arbois", on 25/05/1953, by L. Goux. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Paris: Museum National d'Histoire naturelle, France; junior synonym (discovered by KozarKaKo2013, 484).
• Acanthococcus arboisi (Goux, 1991); Miller & Gimpel 1996: 598. change of combination
• Acanthococcus istresianus (Goux, 1989); Kozár 2009: 92. change of combination
• Rhizococcus istresianus (Goux, 1989); Kozár, Kaydan, Konczné Benedicty & Szita 2013: 484-488. change of combination

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 2 | Genera: 3

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• Moghad2019: pp.457 ( Adult (F) ) [Rhizococcus in Iran]
• KozarKaKo2013: pp.392-396 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of Rhizococcux]

Remarks

• Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female with: enlarged setae conical, apices rounded, all of approximately same size, abundant over dorsal surface; microtubular ducts short, with 2 sclerotized areas (Goux, 1989a).Slide-mounted adult female with: dorsal enlarged setae approximately same size, conical in shape, acute apices; small bare area between marginal enlarged setae and other setae on dorsum; microtubular ducts with 2 sclerotized bars (Goux, 1991). R. istresianus are similar to R. munroi, but differs from this species by having smaller number of spines on the margin and longer dorsal spines on posterior abdominal segments. R. istresianus is also similar to R. desertus, but differs from this species by having blunted spines, a smaller number of spines on margin and smaller size of the dorsal spines. It is also similar to R. reynei, which has smaller spines on dorsum and quinquelocular pores on mid-thorax absent.(Kozár, et al., 2013)
• Structure: Ovisac pyriform, strongly convex, cream-colored, up to 2 mm long, 1 mm wide. (Kozár, et al., 2013)
• Biology: Found on the upper leaf surfaces; body of adult female cream-coloured, concealed in a white ovisac. (Moghaddam, 2019)
• General Remarks: Original description and illustrations by Goux (1989a) and (1991). Redescription in Kozár, et al., 2013.

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