Valid Names Results

Rhizococcus sachalinensis (Siraiwa, 1939) (Eriococcidae: Rhizococcus)

Nomenclatural History

• Eriococcus sachalinensis Siraiwa 1939: 65-66. Type data: RUSSIA: Saghalien (Sakhalin) Island, Hoye, on undetermined grass, ?/08/1935, by H. Siraiwa. Syntypes, female, accepted valid name Notes: Siraiwa types are apparently lost (Ben-Dov 1994). Illustr.
• Acanthococcus sachalinensis (Siraiwa, 1939); Borchsenius 1949: 351. change of combination Notes: Miller & Gimpel (1996) incorrectly considered Acanthococcus sachalinensis to be a new combination.
• Rhizococcus sachalinensis (Siraiwa, 1939); Kozár, Kaydan, Konczné Benedicty & Szita 2013: 536-537. change of combination

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Families: 1 | Genera: 1

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Remarks

• Systematics: Slide-mounted adult female with: enlarged setae conical, sides straight, apices acute, 2 sizes of setae, larger size forming 3 longitudinal lines on abdomen, smaller setae scattered over dorsum (Siraiwa, 1939). Danzig (1986a) states that E. sachalinensis is probably a synonym of E. greeni.
• Structure: Sac of female is elongate, moderately convex, closely felted, white or greyish, but changing to ochreous or pale straw with age. Adult female pale greenish yellow (Siraiwa, 1939).
• General Remarks: Most detailed description and illustration by Siraiwa (1939). Additional information in Borchsenius (1949).

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