Review of the Eriococcidae (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) infesting Fabaceae in Argentina, with descriptions of three new species of Acanthococcus Signoret
Author
González, Patricia
Author
Claps, Lucía E.
Author
Juárez, Andrea
Author
Moreno, Diego
text
Zootaxa
2017
4232
1
41
57
journal article
36547
10.11646/zootaxa.4232.1.3
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1175-5326
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Acanthococcus gracielae
González & Claps
Acanthococcus gracielae
González & Claps 2011
: 267
–268.
Material
examined.
Holotype
:
Argentina
,
Salta
,
Río Colorado
(
24°48'0″ S
,
62°27'0″ W
), unknown host,
6/XI/ 1993
,
M.C.G. Willink
col. (
IFML
)
.
Paratypes
:
3 adult
females with the same data as the
holotype
.
Additional material examined.
Argentina
,
Tucumán
, San Miguel de
Tucumán
(
26° 49′ 0″ S
,
65° 13′ 0″ W
), on “tatané”
Chloroleucon tenuiflorum
, -/5/2015,
Claps
&
Moreno
col., 2(5); on “churqui”
Acacia caven
, same date and collector, 2(4) (
IFML
)
.
Diagnosis
. Slide-mounted adult female with abundant dorsal conical setae in transverse lines on abdominal and thoracic segments; symmetrical macrotubular ducts; numerous microtubular ducts of
type
B on both surfaces; marginal setae undifferentiated from dorsal setae; metacoxa each with approximately 50 pores, 30 on dorsal surface and 20 on ventral surface; anal lobes with 2 ventral setae (
González & Claps 2011
).
Observations.
Severe attacks have been noted on urban trees of
Chloroleucon tenuiflorum
(
Fig. 5
), an unusual phenomenon among eriococcids in
Argentina
. Such attacks can damage hosts.
Distribution.
Argentina
, Neotropical region,
Chaco
subregion,
Chaco province
.