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Rhizococcus kurdicus (Bodenheimer, 1943) (Eriococcidae: Rhizococcus)

Eriococcus aceris kurdica Bodenheimer 1943: 21-22. Type data: IRAQ: Ruwanduz Gorge, on Platanus orientalis, 11/10/1942, by F.S. Bodenheimer. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Bet Dagan: Department of Entomology, The Volcani Center, Israel; accepted valid name Illustr.
Acanthococcus aceris kurdicus (Bodenheimer, 1943); Miller & Gimpel 1996: 598. change of combination requiring emendation of specific epithet for agreement in gender
Rhizococcus kurdicus Kozár, Kaydan, Konczné Benedicty & Szita, 2013; Kozár, Kaydan, Konczné Benedicty & Szita 2013: 488. change of combination and rank

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female differs from Acanthococcus aceris by having the third antennal segment longer that the fourth segment (Bodenheimer, 1943). Several detailes (like very short anal ring setae, and anal lobe setae, short antennae and legs, five setae on tibia, and the presence of females on the leaves of host plants may indicate that this species is not related to the A. aceris species and Kozár, et al., 2013 transferred it to the Rhizococcusgenus. But they felt that this species needed further studies.
Structure: Adult female is oval and green, 1.7 mm long, 1.2 mm wide. The white cocoons were fairly common on the leaves and tender twigs of Acer sp. Mature mobil females were collected from leaves of Platanus sp. (Kozár, et al., 2013)
General Remarks: Most comprehensive description and illustration by Bodenheimer (1943). Redescription in Kozár, et al., 2013