Acanthococcus lanatus ( Hempel, 1932 )

Gonzalez, Patricia, Claps, Lucia & Juarez, Andrea, 2020, Review of Brazilian Eriococcidae (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) with redescription of a Neotectococcus and two Acanthococcus species and description of a new species, Revista Brasileira de Entomologia (e 2018131) 64 (1), pp. 1-9 : 4-5

Acanthococcus lanatus ( Hempel, 1932) ( Fig. 2 )

Eriococcus lanatus Hempel, 1932: 317-318 ; Costa Lima, 1936: 178; Lepage 1938: 279; Hoy, 1963: 99; Silva et al., 1968: 159; Miller & Gimpel, 2000: 253.

Nidularia lanatus ; Lindinger, 1933: 116.Change of combination change.

Acanthococcus lanatus ; Miller & Gimpel, 1996: 601. Change of combination; Hodgson & Miller, 2010: 100; García Morales et al. (2016).

Type material. Holotype: Female, Brazil, São Paulo, Amaro , on Eugenia pitanga, 30/X/1934, J. Britto & R. Drummond cols. Deposited in MZSP ( Hempel, 1932).

Material examined. Eriococcus lanatus, H. Drummond coll. Det. A. Hempel. R . 431. Dupl., 8 adult females (good condition), MZSP .

Appearance in life. The female is wholly enveloped by a layer of white waxy, floccose, sub–spherical in shape, 5–6 mm in diameter, without orifice in the apex, and usually fixed in the axils of the leaves and branches, sometimes isolated; most frequently the individuals are grouped in number of 2–8 or more ( Hempel, 1932).

Species diagnosis. Microtubular ducts abundant on both surfaces; metacoxae each with 40–50 (20–30 dorsal and 15–20 ventral) translucent pores; anal lobes each with 4 ventral setae; anal ring with 2 rows of pores; spiracles large in comparison to legs, each about same size as a coxa.

Figures

Figure 2: Acanthococcus lanatus (Hempel). Adult female. A, microtubular duct of type A; B, microtubular duct of type B.