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<emphasis id="B92F924C81700D6524B6A9D6FE39FD4C" bold="true" box="[151,439,680,706]" italics="true" pageId="91" pageNumber="92">Antecerococcus ovoides</emphasis>
(Cockerell)
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,
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(
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)
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<taxonomicName id="4C5B35DD81700D6524B6A86EFD9AFCA8" authority="Cockerell 1901: 225" authorityName="Cockerell" authorityPageNumber="225" authorityYear="1901" box="[151,532,784,806]" class="Insecta" family="Cerococcidae" genus="Pollinia" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="91" pageNumber="92" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ovoides">
<emphasis id="B92F924C81700D6524B6A86EFEB2FCA8" box="[151,316,784,806]" italics="true" pageId="91" pageNumber="92">Pollinia ovoides</emphasis>
Cockerell 1901: 225
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.
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<taxonomicName id="4C5B35DD81700D6524B6A851FE53FCCB" authority="Cockerell" authorityName="Cockerell" box="[151,477,815,837]" class="Insecta" family="Cerococcidae" genus="Cerococcus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="91" pageNumber="92" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ovoides">
<emphasis id="B92F924C81700D6524B6A851FEEFFCCB" box="[151,353,815,837]" italics="true" pageId="91" pageNumber="92">Cerococcus ovoides</emphasis>
(Cockerell)
</taxonomicName>
; Ferris 1918: 332. Change of combination.
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<emphasis id="B92F924C81700D6524B6A833FEEFFCED" box="[151,353,845,867]" italics="true" pageId="91" pageNumber="92">Cerococcus ovoïdes</emphasis>
(Cockerell)
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; Balachowsky 1932: 34. Misspelling of species name.
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<emphasis id="B92F924C81700D6524B6A812FEFEFC0C" box="[151,368,876,898]" italics="true" pageId="91" pageNumber="92">Asterococcus ovoides</emphasis>
(Cockerell)
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; Lambdin &amp; Kosztarab 1977: 1. Change of combination.
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details.
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, Durban, on unknown host, Fuller.
<emphasis id="B92F924C81700D6527EDA8D2FB49FC4B" bold="true" box="[972,1223,940,965]" pageId="91" pageNumber="92">Depositories: USNM</emphasis>
:
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<emphasis id="B92F924C81700D6520FDA8D3FAC9FC4A" bold="true" box="[1244,1351,941,964]" pageId="91" pageNumber="92">lectotype</emphasis>
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1/1adf (designated by Lambdin 1983: 301) (g) + 2/3
<typeStatus id="54E0F0FC81700D6526BCA8AFFCCEFC66" box="[669,832,977,1000]" pageId="91" pageNumber="92" type="paralectotype">
<emphasis id="B92F924C81700D6526BCA8AFFCCEFC66" bold="true" box="[669,832,977,1000]" pageId="91" pageNumber="92">paralectotype</emphasis>
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adff + 1/5 first-instar nymphs. Also 2 slides from the Brain collection with note saying “from original material as sent to Cockerell” but these were probably not used by Cockerell for his description (Miller, pers. comm.).
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BMNH:
<collectingCountry id="F34C0ECE81700D652770AF69FBA7FBBE" box="[849,1065,1047,1072]" name="South Africa" pageId="91" pageNumber="92">SOUTH AFRICA</collectingCountry>
</emphasis>
,
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, Durban, no host or date, ex. coll. Cockerell: 1/9 adf, labelled
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and so probably part of the
<typeStatus id="54E0F0FC81700D652783AF42FC5CFBDD" box="[930,978,1084,1107]" pageId="91" pageNumber="92">type</typeStatus>
series and therefore
<typeStatus id="54E0F0FC81700D65209AAF45FAD1FBDA" box="[1211,1375,1083,1108]" pageId="91" pageNumber="92" type="paralectotype">paralectotypes</typeStatus>
,
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B92F924C81700D6524E6AF1EFE9DFBF9" bold="true" box="[199,275,1120,1143]" pageId="91" pageNumber="92">Notes:</emphasis>
Although Lambdin &amp; Kosztarab (1977a) and Lambdin (1983) credit Green (1909) as having moved
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<emphasis id="B92F924C81700D6521A6AF1EFF62FB12" italics="true" pageId="91" pageNumber="92">P. ovoides</emphasis>
Cockerell
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into the genus
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<emphasis id="B92F924C81700D65263BAFFDFD13FB15" box="[538,669,1155,1179]" italics="true" pageId="91" pageNumber="92">Cerococcus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, it is clear that Green merely offered the opinion that
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<emphasis id="B92F924C81700D652138AFFDFA13FB15" box="[1305,1437,1155,1179]" italics="true" pageId="91" pageNumber="92">Cerococcus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
would be a better placement for this species, as pointed out by Miller
<emphasis id="B92F924C81700D6527BAAFD9FC45FB31" box="[923,971,1190,1215]" italics="true" pageId="91" pageNumber="92">et al</emphasis>
. (2005a). In fact, Green (1909) states that
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<emphasis id="B92F924C81700D6524B6AFB5FE84FB6D" box="[151,266,1226,1251]" italics="true" pageId="91" pageNumber="92">P. ovoides</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is only very doubtfully congeneric with
<taxonomicName id="4C5B35DD81700D6526FAAFB5FBBAFB6D" authority="A. Costa, 1857" authorityName="A. Costa" authorityYear="1857" box="[731,1076,1226,1251]" class="Insecta" family="Coccidae" genus="Coccus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="91" pageNumber="92" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pollini">
<emphasis id="B92F924C81700D6526FAAFB5FCF1FB6D" box="[731,895,1226,1251]" italics="true" pageId="91" pageNumber="92">Coccus pollini</emphasis>
A. Costa, 1857
</taxonomicName>
, “having characters much more closely related to
<taxonomicName id="4C5B35DD81700D65257CAF91FE6EFA89" box="[349,480,1263,1287]" class="Insecta" family="Cerococcidae" genus="Cerococcus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="91" pageNumber="92" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B92F924C81700D65257CAF91FE6EFA89" box="[349,480,1263,1287]" italics="true" pageId="91" pageNumber="92">Cerococcus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.” Therefore, it is clear that Green did not transfer
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<emphasis id="B92F924C81700D652032AF91FB0AFA89" box="[1043,1156,1262,1287]" italics="true" pageId="91" pageNumber="92">P. ovoides</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
to
<emphasis id="B92F924C81700D652089AF91FAAEFA89" box="[1192,1312,1263,1287]" italics="true" pageId="91" pageNumber="92">Cerococcu</emphasis>
s.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B92F924C81700D6524E6AE6FFE16FAA4" bold="true" box="[199,408,1297,1322]" pageId="91" pageNumber="92">Material studied.</emphasis>
<typeStatus id="54E0F0FC81700D652582AE6FFDB5FAA4" box="[419,571,1297,1322]" pageId="91" pageNumber="92" type="paralectotype">Paralectotype</typeStatus>
ff:
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,
<collectingCountry id="F34C0ECE81700D65276FAE6FFC03FAA4" box="[846,909,1297,1322]" name="South Africa" pageId="91" pageNumber="92">Natal</collectingCountry>
, Durban, no host or date, ex. coll. Cockerell (BMNH): 2/13adff (fp—one slide, with
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, labelled
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and latter probably part of the
<typeStatus id="54E0F0FC81700D65213AAE48FAC5FAC3" box="[1307,1355,1334,1357]" pageId="91" pageNumber="92">type</typeStatus>
series. Other slide not so labelled but with the same data). Listed by Williams (1985).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B92F924C81700D6524E6AE03FE29FA1B" bold="true" box="[199,423,1404,1429]" pageId="91" pageNumber="92">Mounted material.</emphasis>
Body roundly pear-shaped,
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long,
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wide.
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<emphasis id="B92F924C81700D6524E6AEDFFEA0FA36" bold="true" box="[199,302,1441,1464]" pageId="91" pageNumber="92">Dorsum.</emphasis>
Eight-shaped pores of 3 sizes: (i) largest pores quite small, each
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5.05.5 µm, common, associated with apex of each stigmatic pore band and in narrow band around most of margin, but absent along margins of posterior abdominal segments; (ii) similar but medium-sized 8-shaped pores present in a narrow band dorsad to larger pores and in a line anterior to cribriform plates, each slightly smaller, 9.510.5
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µm but structurally similar to largest pore, and (iii) a smaller pore, each about
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4.04.5 µm, very sparse throughout dorsum and also present just anterior to median anal plate. Simple pores very sparse, each about 1.5 µm wide but with a band of slightly larger pores, each 34 µm wide, across segment IV around cribriform plates. Cribriform plates quite small, each 1014 µm wide but very deep (about 20 µm deep), with a very narrow margin and quite large micropores; present in 2 submedial groups of 13 (mainly 2) on abdominal segment IV. Dorsal setae each about 5 µm long, extremely few but generally with 1 near apex of each stigmatic pore band. Tubular ducts narrow, each outer ductule about 20 µm; very sparse, of 1 size only. Anal lobes with distinctly sclerotized inner margins; each lobe about 50 µm long, with a long apical seta, most broken but at least 130 µm long; fleshy setae on dorsal surface: more apical setae short, straight, and sharply pointed, each 612 µm long; more basal fleshy setae longer with a blunt apex, each 1720 µm long; ventral seta near apex of each lobe spinose, each 1315 µm long; medioventral setae possibly absent; outer margin setae each about 8 µm long; each lobe without 8-shaped pores. Median anal plate 2528 µm long with a rounded apex. Anal ring with 4 pairs of setae, each about 40 µm long and narrowing abruptly towards apex.
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<emphasis id="B92F924C81770D6224B6AC5CFEAEF8B6" bold="true" box="[151,288,1826,1848]" pageId="92" pageNumber="93">FIGURE 34.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B92F924C81770D622507AC5CFD97F8B6" box="[294,537,1826,1848]" italics="true" pageId="92" pageNumber="93">Antecerococcus ovoides</emphasis>
(Cockerell)
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. Adult female. The enlargement on the lower right is a posterior view of the anal area, where amap = anterior margin of median anal plate; ars = anal ring setae; avs = anteroventral sclerotisation; map = median anal plate, and pas = pre-anal setae.
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<subSubSection id="C3411DD581760D6324E6ABE6FB6DFD0B" pageId="93" pageNumber="94" type="description">
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<emphasis id="B92F924C81760D6324E6ABE6FE96FF21" bold="true" box="[199,280,152,175]" pageId="93" pageNumber="94">Venter.</emphasis>
Larger 8-shaped pores (size i above), similar to those on dorsum, in a narrow marginal band; pores, similar to
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ii on dorsum, in a narrow band mesad to marginal band and also present in sparse bands across each abdominal segment. Simple pore very sparse, each about 1.5 µm wide, most abundant on abdomen. Small bilocular pores oval, each about 4.5 µm widest, present medially on head and thorax. Spiracular disc-pores small, each about 3.0 µm wide with mainly 5 loculi, in a small group of 69 anterior to each spiracle and in a narrow band widening towards margin; each anterior band with 5570 pores; posterior band not bifurcated, with 5565 pores; each apical group with 69 intermediate-sized 8-shaped pores associated with each apex; also with submarginal groups of quinquelocular disc-pores, probably on abdominal segments II and III, with
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each group; plus 3 or 4 quinquelocular disc-pores near each antenna. Small convex closed pores absent. Multilocular disc-pores absent. Tubular ducts similar to those on dorsum, most abundant marginally but very sparse elsewhere. Ventral setae slightly more abundant than on dorsum but all setose and short; present in distinct segmental lines on abdominal segments; preanal setae each 3035 µm long, companion setae short. Leg stubs small. Antennae short, each 1525 µm long, 1518 µm wide; apex rounded without either a deep setal cavity or a cone-like apex. Clypeolabral shield 145 µm long. Anteroventral sclerotizations present. Spiracular peritremes each about 25 µm wide.
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<subSubSection id="C3411DD581760D6324E6A9F1FD30F81A" pageId="93" pageNumber="94" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="8BE44E5E81760D6324E6A9F1FE45FAF6" blockId="93.[151,1437,151,1941]" pageId="93" pageNumber="94">
<emphasis id="B92F924C81760D6324E6A9F1FEB3FD26" bold="true" box="[199,317,655,680]" pageId="93" pageNumber="94">Comment</emphasis>
. This species was transferred to
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<emphasis id="B92F924C81760D632694A9EEFCC7FD26" box="[693,841,656,680]" italics="true" pageId="93" pageNumber="94">Asterococcus</emphasis>
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by Lambdin and Kosztarab (1977). The reasons for this are clear as
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<emphasis id="B92F924C81760D632568A9CAFE32FD43" box="[329,444,692,717]" italics="true" pageId="93" pageNumber="94">A. ovoides</emphasis>
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has very few 8-shaped pores on the dorsum, but does have a transverse band of 8-shaped pores across about abdominal segment IV, two of the main characteristics that they used to diagnose
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<emphasis id="B92F924C81760D632120A9A6FA1BFD7E" box="[1281,1429,728,752]" italics="true" pageId="93" pageNumber="94">Asterococcus</emphasis>
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. However, as part of the present study, it was noted that
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<emphasis id="B92F924C81760D632722A982FCF6FC9B" box="[771,888,764,789]" italics="true" pageId="93" pageNumber="94">A. ovoides</emphasis>
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was from
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(and therefore within the geographic area covered by this study) whereas all other
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<emphasis id="B92F924C81760D632730A85EFC2BFCB6" box="[785,933,800,824]" italics="true" pageId="93" pageNumber="94">Asterococcus</emphasis>
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species were from the Far East. A close look at this species showed that
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<emphasis id="B92F924C81760D6325CEA83AFDE2FCD3" box="[495,620,836,861]" italics="true" pageId="93" pageNumber="94">A. ovoides</emphasis>
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(character-states in
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<emphasis id="B92F924C81760D632744A83AFC77FCD2" box="[869,1017,836,860]" italics="true" pageId="93" pageNumber="94">Asterococcus</emphasis>
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in brackets): (i) has anteroventral sclerotizations (absent); (ii) has two long fleshy setae dorsally on each anal lobe (strongly spinose); (iii) lacks the line of spinose setae along the inner margin of each anal lobe (present); (iv) has a strong ventral seta near the apex of each anal lobe (absent); (v) has long stigmatic pore bands that appear to extend onto dorsum (
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<emphasis id="B92F924C81760D632129A8CEFA12FC46" box="[1288,1436,944,968]" italics="true" pageId="93" pageNumber="94">Asterococcus</emphasis>
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species have short bands that do not appear to reach the dorsum); (vi) has non-bifurcated posterior stigmatic pore bands (always bifurcated in
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<emphasis id="B92F924C81760D6325CDA886FD0EFB9E" box="[492,640,1016,1040]" italics="true" pageId="93" pageNumber="94">Asterococcus</emphasis>
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but non-bifurcated bands common in Afrotropical
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<emphasis id="B92F924C81760D6320CDA886FA12FB9E" box="[1260,1436,1016,1040]" italics="true" pageId="93" pageNumber="94">Antecerococcus</emphasis>
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species); (vii) has the inner margin of marginal band of 8-shaped pores and tubular ducts located a long way laterad of the antennae (on
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<emphasis id="B92F924C81760D632556AF3EFD85FBD6" box="[375,523,1088,1112]" italics="true" pageId="93" pageNumber="94">Asterococcus</emphasis>
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species, the antennae often lie within the band) and from the spiracles (generally much closer)—indeed, it is concluded that the marginal band on
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<emphasis id="B92F924C81760D632754AF1AFC65FBF3" box="[885,1003,1124,1149]" italics="true" pageId="93" pageNumber="94">A. ovoides</emphasis>
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was almost certainly dorsal, (viii) has the spiracular disc-pores, in addition to forming the pore band, also forming a group just anterior to each spiracle but not forming a line or band around the atrium just laterad to each peritreme (in
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<emphasis id="B92F924C81760D632013AFD2FB48FB4A" box="[1074,1222,1196,1220]" italics="true" pageId="93" pageNumber="94">Asterococcus</emphasis>
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, they never form a distinct group anterior to each spiracle but form a semi-circle around the atrium laterad to the peritreme, with some disc-pores posterior to each peritreme), and (ix) has almost all loculate pores with five loculi (almost none with five loculi, almost all with seven ot eight loculi). On the basis of these observations, it is concluded that this species is not congeneric with the other
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<emphasis id="B92F924C81760D6325CDAE42FD0EFADA" box="[492,640,1340,1364]" italics="true" pageId="93" pageNumber="94">Asterococcus</emphasis>
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species but is a fairly typical member of the genus
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<emphasis id="B92F924C81760D6320EFAE42FAF0FADA" box="[1230,1406,1340,1364]" italics="true" pageId="93" pageNumber="94">Antecerococcus</emphasis>
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to which it is here transferred.
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<paragraph id="8BE44E5E81760D6324E6AEFAFCC2F8C3" blockId="93.[151,1437,151,1941]" pageId="93" pageNumber="94">
The adult female of
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<emphasis id="B92F924C81760D6325E4AEFAFDCEFA13" box="[453,576,1412,1437]" italics="true" pageId="93" pageNumber="94">A. ovoides</emphasis>
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can be diagnosed by the following combination of character-states: (i) anteroventral sclerotizations present; (ii) a pair of long fleshy setae present dorsally on each anal lobe; (iii) spinose setae absent from inner margins of anal lobes; (iv) strong ventral seta present near apex of each anal lobe; (v) dorsum with two or three sizes of 8-shaped pore, smallest restricted to very sparse medially; (vi) larger 8-shaped pores in a fairly broad marginal band along with a more dense band of tubular ducts; (vii) large 8-shaped pores absent from margins of posterior abdominal segments; (viii) stigmatic pore bands extending onto dorsum; (ix) cribriform pores in submedial groups of 13 on either side of abdominal segment IV, each deep and of an unusual structure; (x) tubular ducts on both dorsum and venter unusually narrow; (xi) leg stubs small; (xii) posterior stigmatic pore bands not bifurcated; (xiii) spiracular disc-pores in a group just anterior to each spiracle, not forming a band around spiracular atrium; (xiv) ventrally, inner margin of marginal band of 8-shaped pores and tubular ducts a long way laterad of antennae; (xv) almost all loculate pores with five loculi; (xvi) multilocular disc pores absent, replaced by submarginal groups of quinquelocular disc-pores on (probably) abdominal segments II and III, and (xvii) antennae without either a cone-like apex or setal cavity.
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<paragraph id="8BE44E5E81760D6324E6AC29FD30F81A" blockId="93.[151,1437,151,1941]" pageId="93" pageNumber="94">
The adult female of
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<emphasis id="B92F924C81760D632588AC26FD90F8FE" box="[425,542,1879,1904]" italics="true" pageId="93" pageNumber="94">A. ovoides</emphasis>
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falls within Group A in the key to species of
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<emphasis id="B92F924C81760D63203BAC26FB44F8FE" box="[1050,1226,1880,1904]" italics="true" pageId="93" pageNumber="94">Antecerococcus</emphasis>
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, but this species is not considered to be close to others in this genus.
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