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Trionymus artemisiarum (Borchsenius, 1949) (Pseudococcidae: Trionymus)

Pseudococcus artemisiarum Borchsenius 1949: 160. Type data: ARMENIA: near Yerevan, on roots of Artemisia sp.. Lectotype, female, by subsequent designation (Danzig1997a,108). Type depository: St. Petersburg: Zoological Museum, Academy of Science, Russia; accepted valid name
Trionymus artemisiarum (Borchsenius, 1949); Matesova 1968: 103. change of combination

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 3

DanzigGa2015: pp.99-106 ( Adult (F) ) [Palaearctic Trionymus species]
Danzig1997a: pp.96 ( Adult (F) ) [Palaearctic region]
Tang1992: pp.151 ( Adult (F) ) [Palaearctic region]
TerGri1973: pp.63 ( Adult (F) ) [Armenia]
Borchs1949: pp.97 ( Adult (F) ) [Palaearctic region] Key as: Pseudococcus artemisiarum

Structure: Adult female body broadly oval, strongly convex, up to 3 mm long, crimson in life. Antennae 6-7-segmented. Legs short; hind coxae with translucent pores. Both pairs of ostioles present. Circuli absent. Multilocular pores forming transverse rows on abdominal sternites; sometimes occasional pores present on posterior abdominal tergites. (Danzig & Gavrilov-Zimin, 2015)
Biology: Lives on the roots of the host plant.
General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Ter-Grigorian (1973) and by Danzig (1997a). Good description of the adult female given by Borchsenius (1949) and by Tang (1992).