Sphaerolecanium Sulc
Year: 2024
Type: other
Abstract: Genus SPHAEROLECANIUM Šulc Sphaerolecanium Šulc, 1908: 36. Type species: Coccus prunastri Boyer de Fonscolombe by monotypy and original designation. Diagnostic characters of the adult female: Dorsum of slide-mounted adult female with long band of preopercular pores mixed with long fine setae extending from anal plates anteriorly to level of antennae; venter without tubular ducts; pregenital disc-pores mostly each with 6 loculi, which extend only to metathorax. Legs lacking tibio-tarsal articulatory scleroses; claw digitules dissimilar. Comments: Sphaerolecanium Šulc is a monotypic genus found in the Palaearctic region, including Iran, although it has been intercepted also from elsewhere in the world (García Morales et al. 2016).
Authors: Moghaddam, Masumeh, Watson, Gillian W.
Language: English
Topic: Research on scale insects
Subfield: Insect Science
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6893221219
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