Species Acanthococcus rugosus (Froggatt, 1933)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Eriococcus rugosus Froggatt, W.W. 1933. The Coccidae of the casuarinas. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 58: 363-374 [367].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) ANIC (Two slides containing 11 adult females, one of which has the label "type" in Froggatt's handwriting are deposited in ANIC along with some dry syntypic material (Gullan, personal communication, June 10, 1996).), AUSTRALIA: New South Wales, Euston, Murray River.

  Type host:

   Casuarina leuhmanni

Generic Combinations

• Acanthococcus rugosus (Froggatt, 1933). —
  Miller, D.R. & Gimpel, M.E. 1996. Nomenclatural changes in the Eriococcidae (Homoptera: Coccoidea). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 98: 597-606 [603]

Distribution

States

New South Wales

Ecological Descriptors

Sap-feeder.

GENERAL

Most detailed description and illustration by Froggatt, W.W. 1933. The Coccidae of the casuarinas. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 58: 363–374.

SYSTEMATICS

This is a senior primary homonym of Eriococcus rugosus Wang, 1982 which has been given the new name Eriococcus wangi.

STRUCTURE

First-instar nymph is dull reddish brown. Adult female is brown and giving off a purple tint when boiled in potash (see Froggatt, W.W. 1933. The Coccidae of the casuarinas. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 58: 363–374).

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