Editorial Type:
Article Category: Research Article
| Online Publication Date: 01 Oct 2003
Descriptions and Illustrations of the First Instars of Parthenolecanium corni (Bouché) and Parthenolecanium quercifex (Fitch) (Hemiptera: Coccidae)
Descriptions and Illustrations of the First Instars of Parthenolecanium corni (Bouché) and Parthenolecanium quercifex (Fitch) (Hemiptera: Coccidae)
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Page Range: 489 – 493
Adult female specimens of Parthenolecanium corni (Bouche) and Parthenolecanium quercifex (Fitch) are often times confused for one another and misidentified. Members of the Parthenolecanium do show host-induced morphological dimorphisms, and the adult female is heavily sclerotized which can make key morphological characters obscure. Utilization of morphological characters of the first instar can help in the accuracy of the identification process. Key characters in distinguishing P. corni from P. quercifex are the absence of large (>5 μm) in the dorsal pore pattern.
Keywords:
Parthenolecanium corni
;
Parthenolecanium quercifex
; bilocular pores
Copyright: © 2003 Georgia Entomological Society, Inc.
Contributor Notes
2To whom all requests are to be addressed (hodgesg@doacs.state.fl.us).
3Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849.
Received: 05 Dec 2001
Accepted: 15 Jun 2003