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T. R.
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(
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<emphasis id="B970EADEFFCDAE4CFF0237FBFE9E4AA2" bold="true" box="[192,324,1246,1272]" pageId="26" pageNumber="25">Etymology.</emphasis>
This species is named in honor of Dr. Paul Skelley, whose passion for taxonomy, systematics and natural history is second to none. He is the most inspiring scientist and entomologist I have ever met, and it has been my honor to work alongside him in the
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Collection of Arthropods for over 20 years.
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<emphasis id="B970EADEFFCDAE4CFF02366FFEE64B3E" bold="true" box="[192,316,1354,1380]" pageId="26" pageNumber="25">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
Body convex and ovate. Antennae with 11 antennomeres, with an asymmetrical, 3-antennomere club with serrated inner margin and a truncate terminal antennomere (
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). Head large and wide. Elytron pointed at apex rather than truncate with a very small notch at the tip in both males and females. Hindwings present. Legs, both femora and tibiae not dilated (
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Fig. 136
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138
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). Metaventrite almost the same length in the middle as the lateral margins, only slightly longer at the lateral edge. Metaventrite only slightly longer than mesoventrite. Abdominal ventrite I longer than abdominal ventrites II-IV, combined with a truncate apical projection between the metacoxae. Tarsi with distinctly lobed tarsomeres (
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Fig. 136
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138
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).
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Length (excluding head)
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, width
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.
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Body small and ovate. Coloration: head light brown at base and becoming darker brown towards the clypeus. Pronotum, scutellar shield and elytra brown. Antennae light brown. Underside brown and clothed in thick setae, palpi and legs brown. Translucent yellowish border along the lateral lobe of the pronotum. Translucent yellowish border beginning just after the epipleural fold and expanding in width towards the apices of the elytron.
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Head wide and produced (width =
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; length =
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), width 1.3× the length, deflexed; antennal fossae bordered and deeply emarginated, inwardly sloping for reception of scape. Surface alutaceous and impunctate in the posterior half, becoming minutely and sparsely punctate on frons and towards the apical portion of head, interspaces alutaceous. Margin of genae narrowly visible. Antennae with 11 antennomeres, asymmetrical, 3-antennomere club with serrated inner margin and a truncate terminal antennomere. Antennomere III longer than pedicel but shorter than antennomeres IV and V combined. Scape expanded medially and pedicel globular (
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). Antennal length about 0.87× the width of the head. Clypeus long and produced, extending well beyond apex of eyes, with slightly convex apical margin. Labrum visible from above with apical margin bilobed. Eyes ovate, length
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, visible ventrally, with distinct ommatidia. Mandibles heavily built and moderately produced. Maxillary palpi dilated with ultimate palpomere conical and gradually narrowing towards apex and about the same length as the preceding palpomere. Labial palpi dilated with ultimate palpomere cylindrical with a truncate apical margin and about twice the length of preceding palpomere.
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T. R. Smith.
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Antenna.
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Proleg.
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Mesoleg.
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Metaleg.
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Median lobe, as it appears in holotype.
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Median lobe, lateral view, as it appears in the holotype.
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Basal plate.
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Median lobe, hypothetical reconstruction.
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Median lobe, lateral view, hypothetical reconstruction.
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Femora wider than tibiae but only slightly expanded. Tibiae with curved margin and expanding slightly towards apex. Tarsomeres lobed, claws simple. Terminal tarsomere longest and longer than tarsomeres II
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III combined (
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).
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<emphasis id="B970EADEFFCBAE4AFEC2378CFE574A99" box="[256,397,1193,1219]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="27">Median lobe:</emphasis>
Sides parallel and curving into a rounded point, apical curve slightly convex (Fig. 139,142). In profile, slightly curved from middle (
<figureCitation id="133F2A49FFCBAE4AFDA237EFFD2E4ABF" box="[608,756,1226,1253]" captionStart="Figures 135143" captionStartId="27.[192,279,1799,1825]" captionTargetBox="[230,1402,316,1741]" captionTargetId="figure-60@27.[192,1440,280,1770]" captionTargetPageId="27" captionText="Figures 135143. Cybocephalus skelleyi T. R. Smith. 135) Antenna. 136) Proleg. 137) Mesoleg. 138) Metaleg. 139) Median lobe, as it appears in holotype. 140) Median lobe, lateral view, as it appears in the holotype. 141) Basal plate. 142) Median lobe, hypothetical reconstruction. 143) Median lobe, lateral view, hypothetical reconstruction." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7300650" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7300650/files/figure.png" pageId="28" pageNumber="27">Fig. 140, 143</figureCitation>
). Median plate on surface elevated.
<emphasis id="B970EADEFFCBAE4AFB4537EFFADC4ABE" box="[1159,1286,1226,1252]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="27">Basal plate:</emphasis>
Sides parallel and curving into a sharp point with crenulate margins along the pointed apex and long setae along the curved apical margin (
<figureCitation id="133F2A49FFCBAE4AFEAA362BFE1C4B72" box="[360,454,1294,1320]" captionStart="Figures 135143" captionStartId="27.[192,279,1799,1825]" captionTargetBox="[230,1402,316,1741]" captionTargetId="figure-60@27.[192,1440,280,1770]" captionTargetPageId="27" captionText="Figures 135143. Cybocephalus skelleyi T. R. Smith. 135) Antenna. 136) Proleg. 137) Mesoleg. 138) Metaleg. 139) Median lobe, as it appears in holotype. 140) Median lobe, lateral view, as it appears in the holotype. 141) Basal plate. 142) Median lobe, hypothetical reconstruction. 143) Median lobe, lateral view, hypothetical reconstruction." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7300650" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7300650/files/figure.png" pageId="28" pageNumber="27">Fig. 141</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BBB36CCFFCBAE4AFEC23615FD8B4B36" blockId="28.[191,1443,214,1388]" pageId="28" pageNumber="27">
<emphasis id="B970EADEFFCBAE4AFEC23615FE814B10" bold="true" box="[256,347,1328,1354]" pageId="28" pageNumber="27">Female.</emphasis>
Similar to male but with abdominal ventrite V longer than in male with a more tapered shape to the lateral margins of the pygidium.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C31E6547FFCBAE4AFF02365EFD734BCC" box="[192,681,1403,1430]" pageId="28" pageNumber="27" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="8BBB36CCFFCBAE4AFF02365EFD734BCC" blockId="28.[192,681,1403,1430]" box="[192,681,1403,1430]" pageId="28" pageNumber="27">
<emphasis id="B970EADEFFCBAE4AFF02365EFE814BCF" bold="true" box="[192,347,1403,1429]" pageId="28" pageNumber="27">Distribution.</emphasis>
<collectingCountry id="F313765CFFCBAE4AFEA3365EFE6E4BCF" box="[353,436,1403,1429]" name="Mexico" pageId="28" pageNumber="27">Mexico</collectingCountry>
(
<collectingRegion id="49C0F82EFFCBAE4AFE03365EFD464BCC" box="[449,668,1403,1430]" country="Mexico" name="Baja California Sur" pageId="28" pageNumber="27">Baja California Sur</collectingRegion>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C31E6547FFCBAE4AFF023680FD364BE5" box="[192,748,1444,1471]" pageId="28" pageNumber="27" type="biology_ecology">
<paragraph id="8BBB36CCFFCBAE4AFF023680FD364BE5" blockId="28.[192,748,1444,1471]" box="[192,748,1444,1471]" pageId="28" pageNumber="27">
<emphasis id="B970EADEFFCBAE4AFF023680FED04BE5" bold="true" box="[192,266,1445,1471]" pageId="28" pageNumber="27">Hosts.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C044D4FFFCBAE4AFED23680FE434BE5" box="[272,409,1445,1471]" class="Insecta" family="Diaspididae" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="28" pageNumber="27" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="family">Diaspididae</taxonomicName>
:
<taxonomicName id="4C044D4FFFCBAE4AFE603683FDA94BE5" baseAuthorityName="Bouche" baseAuthorityYear="1833" box="[418,627,1445,1471]" class="Insecta" family="Diaspididae" genus="Diaspis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="28" pageNumber="27" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="echinocacti">
<emphasis id="B970EADEFFCBAE4AFE603683FDA94BE5" box="[418,627,1445,1471]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="27">Diaspis echinocacti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Bouch
<emphasis id="B970EADEFFCBAE4AFD093681FD0D4BE5" bold="true" box="[715,727,1444,1471]" pageId="28" pageNumber="27">é</emphasis>
)?
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C31E6547FFCBAE4AFF0236EAFA4148AD" pageId="28" pageNumber="27" type="materials_examined">
<paragraph id="8BBB36CCFFCBAE4AFF0236EAFA4148AD" blockId="28.[191,1444,1487,1785]" pageId="28" pageNumber="27">
<emphasis id="B970EADEFFCBAE4AFF0236EAFE074BB3" bold="true" box="[192,477,1487,1513]" pageId="28" pageNumber="27">Type material examined.</emphasis>
The
<typeStatus id="54BF886EFFCBAE4AFDD036EAFDAF4BB3" box="[530,629,1487,1513]" pageId="28" pageNumber="27" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
, deposited in the
<collectionCode id="ED15AE09FFCBAE4AFCF436EAFC594BB3" box="[822,899,1487,1513]" country="USA" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/m2jc-wmeq" name="University of California, Riverside" pageId="28" pageNumber="27" type="University or college">UCRC</collectionCode>
, is a disarticulated male specimen glued to a card with the following labels:
<collectingRegion id="49C0F82EFFCBAE4AFE1F36D4FD714851" box="[477,683,1521,1547]" inferredBySuffix="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="27">Mex. Baja Cal. Sur</collectingRegion>
, Las Barracas,
<date id="FFBA100CFFCBAE4AFC8D36D4FC6D4851" box="[847,951,1521,1547]" pageId="28" pageNumber="27" value="1986-05-02">2-V-1986</date>
(printed) [white rectangular label] / Coll. P. DeBach (printed) [white rectangular label] / Ex. cactus scale on
<taxonomicName id="4C044D4FFFCBAE4AFC443537FBF74876" box="[902,1069,1554,1580]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Cactaceae" genus="Opuntia" kingdom="Plantae" order="Caryophyllales" pageId="28" pageNumber="27" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="cholla">Opuntia cholla</taxonomicName>
(handwritten) [white rectangular label] /
<typeStatus id="54BF886EFFCBAE4AFEDA3511FE724814" box="[280,424,1588,1614]" pageId="28" pageNumber="27" type="holotype">HOLOTYPE</typeStatus>
<taxonomicName id="4C044D4FFFCBAE4AFE713511FD464814" authorityName="Smith" authorityYear="2022" box="[435,668,1588,1614]" class="Insecta" family="Cybocephalidae" genus="Cybocephalus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="28" pageNumber="27" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="skelleyi">
<emphasis id="B970EADEFFCBAE4AFE713511FD464814" box="[435,668,1588,1614]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="27">Cybocephalus skelleyi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<collectionCode id="ED15AE09FFCBAE4AFD603510FD694815" box="[674,691,1589,1615]" name="Tavera, Department of Geology and Geophysics" pageId="28" pageNumber="27">T</collectionCode>
.
<collectionCode id="ED15AE09FFCBAE4AFD7D3510FD094815" box="[703,723,1589,1615]" country="Chile" name="Departamento de Geologia, Universidad de Chile" pageId="28" pageNumber="27">R</collectionCode>
. Smith Det: Trevor Smith (printed) [red rectangular label]. The
<typeStatus id="54BF886EFFCBAE4AFF003573FEC6482A" box="[194,284,1622,1648]" pageId="28" pageNumber="27" type="allotype">allotype</typeStatus>
, deposited in the
<collectionCode id="ED15AE09FFCBAE4AFE193573FDF2482A" box="[475,552,1622,1648]" country="USA" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/m2jc-wmeq" name="University of California, Riverside" pageId="28" pageNumber="27" type="University or college">UCRC</collectionCode>
, is a female specimen glued to a card with the following labels:
<collectingRegion id="49C0F82EFFCBAE4AFB173573FA44482A" box="[1237,1438,1622,1648]" inferredBySuffix="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="27">Mex. Baja Cal. Sur</collectingRegion>
, Las Barracas,
<date id="FFBA100CFFCBAE4AFE9B355DFE1B48C8" box="[345,449,1656,1682]" pageId="28" pageNumber="27" value="1986-05-02">2-V-1986</date>
(printed) [white rectangular label] / Coll. P. DeBach (printed) [white rectangular label] / Ex. cactus scale on
<taxonomicName id="4C044D4FFFCBAE4AFE5535BCFDE448E9" box="[407,574,1689,1715]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Cactaceae" genus="Opuntia" kingdom="Plantae" order="Caryophyllales" pageId="28" pageNumber="27" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="cholla">Opuntia cholla</taxonomicName>
(handwritten) [white rectangular label] /
<typeStatus id="54BF886EFFCBAE4AFBCC35BFFB4C48EE" box="[1038,1174,1690,1716]" pageId="28" pageNumber="27" type="allotype">ALLOTYPE</typeStatus>
<taxonomicName id="4C044D4FFFCBAE4AFB5F35BCFA5F48E9" authorityName="Smith" authorityYear="2022" box="[1181,1413,1689,1715]" class="Insecta" family="Cybocephalidae" genus="Cybocephalus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="28" pageNumber="27" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="skelleyi">
<emphasis id="B970EADEFFCBAE4AFB5F35BCFA5F48E9" box="[1181,1413,1689,1715]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="27">Cybocephalus skelleyi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<collectionCode id="ED15AE09FFCBAE4AFA4E35BFFA7A48EE" box="[1420,1440,1690,1716]" name="Tavera, Department of Geology and Geophysics" pageId="28" pageNumber="27">T</collectionCode>
.
<collectionCode id="ED15AE09FFCBAE4AFF023599FF0E488C" box="[192,212,1724,1750]" country="Chile" name="Departamento de Geologia, Universidad de Chile" pageId="28" pageNumber="27">R</collectionCode>
. Smith Det: Trevor Smith (printed) [blue rectangular label].
<typeStatus id="54BF886EFFCBAE4AFCB53599FC3F488C" box="[887,997,1724,1750]" pageId="28" pageNumber="27" type="paratype">Paratypes</typeStatus>
:
<collectingCountry id="F313765CFFCBAE4AFC2D359EFB87488F" box="[1007,1117,1723,1749]" name="Mexico" pageId="28" pageNumber="27">MEXICO</collectingCountry>
:
<collectingRegion id="49C0F82EFFCBAE4AFBAA359EFB66488F" box="[1128,1212,1723,1749]" country="Mexico" name="Mexico" pageId="28" pageNumber="27">Mexico</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion id="49C0F82EFFCBAE4AFB05359EFA46488F" box="[1223,1436,1723,1749]" country="Mexico" name="Baja California Sur" pageId="28" pageNumber="27">Baja California Sur</collectingRegion>
, Las Barracas;
<date id="FFBA100CFFCBAE4AFE9B35F8FE1948AD" box="[345,451,1757,1783]" pageId="28" pageNumber="27" value="1986-05-02">2-V-1986</date>
; Coll. P. DeBach; Ex. cactus scale on
<taxonomicName id="4C044D4FFFCBAE4AFC9535F8FC2748AD" box="[855,1021,1757,1783]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Cactaceae" genus="Opuntia" kingdom="Plantae" order="Caryophyllales" pageId="28" pageNumber="27" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="cholla">Opuntia cholla</taxonomicName>
(
<specimenCount id="9D02FD45FFCBAE4AFBC935F8FBF748A3" box="[1035,1069,1757,1785]" pageId="28" pageNumber="27" type="female">4♀</specimenCount>
,
<collectionCode id="ED15AE09FFCBAE4AFBF835F8FB5D48AD" box="[1082,1159,1757,1783]" country="USA" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/m2jc-wmeq" name="University of California, Riverside" pageId="28" pageNumber="27" type="University or college">UCRC</collectionCode>
;
<specimenCount id="9D02FD45FFCBAE4AFB5335F8FB6948A3" box="[1169,1203,1757,1785]" pageId="28" pageNumber="27" type="female">2♀</specimenCount>
,
<collectionCode id="ED15AE09FFCBAE4AFB7D35F8FAD948AD" box="[1215,1283,1757,1783]" country="USA" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/jekt-x82m" name="Florida State Collection of Arthropods, The Museum of Entomology" pageId="28" pageNumber="27" type="Museum">FSCA</collectionCode>
;
<specimenCount id="9D02FD45FFCBAE4AFACF35F8FAEA48A3" box="[1293,1328,1757,1785]" pageId="28" pageNumber="27" type="female">1♀</specimenCount>
,
<collectionCode id="ED15AE09FFCBAE4AFAFE35F8FA4A48AD" box="[1340,1424,1757,1783]" country="USA" httpUri="http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34871" lsid="urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34871" name="Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History" pageId="28" pageNumber="27" type="Museum">USNM</collectionCode>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C31E6547FFCBAE4BFF023422FB7A4F0E" lastPageId="29" lastPageNumber="28" pageId="28" pageNumber="27" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="8BBB36CCFFCBAE4AFF023422FAD349DC" blockId="28.[191,1440,1799,1927]" pageId="28" pageNumber="27">
<emphasis id="B970EADEFFCBAE4AFF023422FEF5497B" bold="true" box="[192,303,1799,1825]" pageId="28" pageNumber="27">Remarks.</emphasis>
The aedeagus of the
<typeStatus id="54BF886EFFCBAE4AFDD43422FDA0497B" box="[534,634,1799,1825]" pageId="28" pageNumber="27" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
, the only known male, was slightly damaged. Therefore, the author illustrated the median lobe as it actually appears and has been preserved (
<figureCitation id="133F2A49FFCBAE4AFC78340DFB924919" box="[954,1096,1832,1859]" captionStart="Figures 135143" captionStartId="27.[192,279,1799,1825]" captionTargetBox="[230,1402,316,1741]" captionTargetId="figure-60@27.[192,1440,280,1770]" captionTargetPageId="27" captionText="Figures 135143. Cybocephalus skelleyi T. R. Smith. 135) Antenna. 136) Proleg. 137) Mesoleg. 138) Metaleg. 139) Median lobe, as it appears in holotype. 140) Median lobe, lateral view, as it appears in the holotype. 141) Basal plate. 142) Median lobe, hypothetical reconstruction. 143) Median lobe, lateral view, hypothetical reconstruction." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7300650" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7300650/files/figure.png" pageId="28" pageNumber="27">Fig. 139-140</figureCitation>
) but also provided illustrations of the median lobe as it most likely looks undamaged (
<figureCitation id="133F2A49FFCBAE4AFCFF346FFC08493E" box="[829,978,1866,1892]" captionStart="Figures 135143" captionStartId="27.[192,279,1799,1825]" captionTargetBox="[230,1402,316,1741]" captionTargetId="figure-60@27.[192,1440,280,1770]" captionTargetPageId="27" captionText="Figures 135143. Cybocephalus skelleyi T. R. Smith. 135) Antenna. 136) Proleg. 137) Mesoleg. 138) Metaleg. 139) Median lobe, as it appears in holotype. 140) Median lobe, lateral view, as it appears in the holotype. 141) Basal plate. 142) Median lobe, hypothetical reconstruction. 143) Median lobe, lateral view, hypothetical reconstruction." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7300650" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7300650/files/figure.png" pageId="28" pageNumber="27">Fig. 142-143</figureCitation>
). These hypothetical reconstructions are based on the authors extensive experience with the anatomy and morphology of this beetle family.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BBB36CCFFCAAE4BFEC233F3FB7A4F0E" blockId="29.[192,1440,214,341]" pageId="29" pageNumber="28">
This species was collected feeding on scale insects labeled as “cactus scale” infesting
<taxonomicName id="4C044D4FFFCAAE4BFB0633F3FAB04EAA" box="[1220,1386,214,240]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Cactaceae" genus="Opuntia" kingdom="Plantae" order="Caryophyllales" pageId="29" pageNumber="27" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="cholla">opuntia cholla</taxonomicName>
. The common name
<taxonomicName id="4C044D4FFFCAAE4BFEB233D2FDD54F4B" box="[368,527,247,273]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Cactaceae" genus="Opuntia" kingdom="Plantae" order="Caryophyllales" pageId="29" pageNumber="27" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="cholla">opuntia cholla</taxonomicName>
refers to a group of over 20 species in the genus
<taxonomicName id="4C044D4FFFCAAE4BFBEE33DDFB654F4B" authority="Mill" authorityName="Mill" box="[1068,1215,247,274]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Cactaceae" genus="Opuntia" kingdom="Plantae" order="Caryophyllales" pageId="29" pageNumber="28" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B970EADEFFCAAE4BFBEE33DDFB524F48" box="[1068,1160,248,274]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="28">Opuntia</emphasis>
Mill
</taxonomicName>
..
<taxonomicName id="4C044D4FFFCAAE4BFB1233DDFA7A4F4B" baseAuthorityName="Bouche" baseAuthorityYear="1833" box="[1232,1440,247,273]" class="Insecta" family="Diaspididae" genus="Diaspis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="29" pageNumber="28" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="echinocacti">
<emphasis id="B970EADEFFCAAE4BFB1233DDFA7A4F4B" box="[1232,1440,247,273]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="28">Diaspis echinocacti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Bouch
<emphasis id="B970EADEFFCAAE4BFED0323DFEC44F69" bold="true" box="[274,286,280,307]" pageId="29" pageNumber="28">é</emphasis>
) is commonly referred to as the cactus scale and is most likely what the collector was referring to.
<taxonomicName id="4C044D4FFFCAAE4BFA8C323FFEE34F0E" baseAuthorityName="Bouche" baseAuthorityYear="1833" class="Insecta" family="Diaspididae" genus="Diaspis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="29" pageNumber="28" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="echinocacti">
<emphasis id="B970EADEFFCAAE4BFA8C323FFEE34F0E" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="28">Diaspis echinocacti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is a known host of
<taxonomicName id="4C044D4FFFCAAE4BFDD3321EFD744F0E" box="[529,686,314,341]" class="Insecta" family="Cybocephalidae" genus="Cybocephalus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="29" pageNumber="28" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="californicus">
<emphasis id="B970EADEFFCAAE4BFDD3321EFD744F0E" box="[529,686,314,341]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="28">C. californicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<emphasis id="B970EADEFFCAAE4BFD26321EFCA64F0E" box="[740,892,314,341]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="28">
<taxonomicName id="4C044D4FFFCAAE4BFD26321EFCA34F0E" authorityName="T. R. Smith in T. R. Smith &amp; Cave" authorityYear="2007" box="[740,889,314,341]" class="Insecta" family="Cybocephalidae" genus="Cybocephalus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="29" pageNumber="28" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="championi">C. championi</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
also occurring in
<collectingCountry id="F313765CFFCAAE4BFB85321FFB464F0E" box="[1095,1180,314,340]" name="Mexico" pageId="29" pageNumber="28">Mexico</collectingCountry>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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