Identification guide to species in the scale insect tribe Iceryini (Coccoidea: Monophlebidae)
Author
Unruh, Corinne M.
Author
Gullan, Penny J.
text
Zootaxa
2008
2008-06-16
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https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.1803.1.1
journal article
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Gigantococcus sulfureus
(Lindinger)
Icerya sulfurea
Lindinger, 1913: 85
.
Gigantococcus sulfureus
(Lindinger)
;
Unruh & Gullan (2008: 37)
.
Diagnosis (adapted from
Lindinger, 1913
).
Adult female covered with sulphur-yellow waxy secretion arranged in tufts on dorsal surface; tufts of wax arranged in double row along midline; wax tufts along margins elongate, becoming curled. Antennae 11 segmented. Setae present all over body.
First-instar nymph oval,
1.33–1.50 mm
long. Long hair-like setae at posterior abdomen in 2 pairs.
Type
data.
TANZANIA
[=GERMAN EAST AFRICA]:
Amani
, ex
Ficus elastica
,
iii.1907
(
Zimmermann
)
.
Type material.
Syntypes
: ad
♀♀
and 1
st
-instar nymphs. Type material lost (
ZMB
)
.
Taxonomic notes.
We were unable to examine material of this species. The World Catalogue listed
Vayssière (1926)
incorrectly as providing a description, illustration and distribution for this species (
Ben-Dov, 2005: 225
). In fact, Vayssière provided a description, illustration and distribution of
I. sulfurea
var.
pattersoni
Newstead
, which was elevated later to species rank. Consequently, the World Catalogue cited Vayssière as providing only taxonomy for
I. pattersoni
(
Ben-Dov, 2005: 204
)
.