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Sclerosococcus McKenzie, 1958 (Asterolecaniidae)

Sclerosococcus McKenzie 1958: 169. Type species: Sclerosococcus ferrisi McKenzie by monotypy and original designation . accepted valid name

Structure: Adult female with membranous dermis, except partial sclerotization of the last three or four abdominal segments. With eight-shaped pore ducts on dorsum and venter. Anal lobes not protuberant, with robust apical setae and 5–6 acute spiniform setae. Abdominal quinquelocular pores in transverse bands either present or absent. Antennae and labium one-segmented. Groups of multilocular pores with 7–9 locules lateral of spiracles. Multilocular pores with 5–8 locules on dorsum or dorsum and venter of cephalothorax, either present or absent. Without legs, anal ring setae, bilocular pores, simple disk pores, and tubular ducts (modified from McKenzie 1958 and Lambdin 1980). (Granara de Willink et al. 2023)
General Remarks: Definition and characters by McKenzie (1958) and by Lambdin (1980, 1986).