Allotype description of the male scale Sclerococcus chilensis (Homoptera: Coccoidea: Asterolecaniidae)

  • Descriptions of species in the genus Sclerosococcus are primarily based on the female morphology (McKenzie 1958, Lambdin 1980). The lack of descriptions for males is attributed to their brief seasonal appearances (lasting only a few hours) and their small size that makes collection of adult specimens difficult. As a result, adequate descriptions for only a few males of Asterolecaniidae are available for comparisons. Of those species where males are known, most descriptions are of the tests or general morphological aspects (Russell, 1941). The most comprehensive descriptions for adult males in the family were provided for Asterolecanium proteae (Giliomee 1968) and for two species of Grammococcus (Miller and Lamdin 1978). The genus Sclerosococcus contains 4 species known from the Neotropical Region where they feed on bromelid hosts. Until now, no reference was made as to the existence of males of the species. My objective was to provide a description of the adult male of this rare species to better define the taxa. Measurements and illustration were made by microscopic examination of the allotype male. Terminology used to describe the external morphology, with few exceptions, was adapted from Theron (1958). All measurements are presented in micrometers.

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Author:Paris Lee Lambdin
URN:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30-1156169
Parent Title (English):Insecta mundi : a journal of world insect systematics
Publisher:Center for Systematic Entomology
Place of publication:Gainesville, Fla.
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Date of Publication (online):2010/06/29
Year of first Publication:1986
Publishing Institution:Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
Release Date:2010/06/29
Volume:01
Issue:3
Page Number:2
First Page:146
Last Page:147
Source:Gainesville, Fla. : Flora & Fauna Publ.: Insecta Mundi 01:3, S. 146-147
HeBIS-PPN:231961332
Dewey Decimal Classification:5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 59 Tiere (Zoologie) / 590 Tiere (Zoologie)
Sammlungen:Sammlung Biologie / Sondersammelgebiets-Volltexte
Zeitschriften / Jahresberichte:Insecta Mundi / Insecta Mundi, Volume 1 (1985/86)
:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-332792
Licence (German):License LogoDeutsches Urheberrecht