Species Acanthococcus ironsidei (Williams, 1973)

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• Eriococcus ironsidei Williams, D.J. 1973. Scale insects (Homoptera: Coccoidea) on macadamia. Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 12: 81-91 [83].

  Type data:

   Holotype QMBA Female (Paratypes also in the ANIC, BMNH, USNM Illustr.), AUSTRALIA: Queensland, Nambour.

  Type host:

   Macadamia

Generic Combinations

• Acanthococcus ironsidei (Williams, 1973). —
  Miller, D.R. & Gimpel, M.E. 1996. Nomenclatural changes in the Eriococcidae (Homoptera: Coccoidea). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 98: 597-606 [601]

Distribution

States

Queensland

Ecological Descriptors

Sap-feeder.

GENERAL

Detailed description and illustration by Williams (1973).

BIOLOGY

Insects are especially concentrated on the main veins of the host leaves (see Williams, D.J. 1973. Scale insects (Homoptera: Coccoidea) on macadamia. Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 12: 81–91).

SYSTEMATICS

Slide-mounted adult female with: enlarged setae short, cone-shaped, with broad base, apices rounded, all of approximately same size, without medial and mediolateral setae on posterior 4 or 5 abdominal segments, forming 3 longitudinal lines on each side of body; anal lobes with 3 hair-like dorsal setae, medial margins crenulate; microtubular ducts elongate, without sclerotized area (see Williams, D.J. 1973. Scale insects (Homoptera: Coccoidea) on macadamia. Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 12: 81–91).

STRUCTURE

Sac of adult female is dirty white or pale yellow. Male puparium is white (see Williams, D.J. 1973. Scale insects (Homoptera: Coccoidea) on macadamia. Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 12: 81–91).

Common Name References

Ironside, D.A., Swaine, G. & Corcoran, R.J. 1978. Methyl bromide fumigation for eliminating macadamia felted coccid (Eriococcus ironsidei Williams) from propagating material. Queensland Journal of Agricultural Science 35: 29-33 (cited also by ) (Macadamia Felted Coccid)

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