Benedictycoccina baloghi KOZÁR et FOLDI, 2004

Kozár, F. & Foldi, I., 2004, Description Of New Genera And Species In The Tribe Rhizoecini (Homoptera, Coccoidea, Pseudococcidae), Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 50 (2), pp. 153-182 : 155-159

Benedictycoccina baloghi KOZÁR et FOLDI sp. n.

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Type material: The holotype female, (coll. J. BALOGH), D-Am. Chile , No. 201. Deposited in the Hungarian Natural History Museum (Budapest, Hungary) .

Description: Body elongate oval. Slide-mounted specimen ( Fig. 2 ) 1.08 mm long and 0.51 mm wide. Antenna 6 segmented, the length of the segments: 1st – 28 µm, 2nd – 15 µm, 3rd – 23 µm, fourth – 10 µm, fifth – 9 µm, sixth 34 µm long. There is one sensory pore on the 2nd segment of the antenna. The 3rd segment is almost parallel sided. The apical segment has four falcate sensory setae. On the fifth segment one, 12 µm long, blunt seta. Most segments of the antenna have a few hair-like setae; the longest one is 23 µm. Eyes well visible. Anal lobe is slightly developed with three long, hair-like setae.

Venter. Labium appears two-segmented, 64 µm long. Stylet loop twice longer than labium. Cephalic plate not visible. Legs robust: coxa of anterior legs 30 µm, trochanter 24 µm, femur 60 µm, tibia 48 µm, tarsus 36 µm, and claw 19 µm. Coxa of middle legs 30 µm, trochanter 25 µm, femur 52 µm, tibia 45 µm, tarsus 31 µm, and claw 20 µm long. Coxa of posterior legs 32 µm, trochanter 28 µm, femur 55 µm, tibia 52 µm and tarsus 45 µm, and claw 17 µm, tarsal digitules absent, claw digitules short, 4 µm long. Trochanter with two pores on each side. Claw without denticle. Legs with few hair-like setae, tibia and tarsus with 13 µm long setae. On the ventral segments few tritubular duct present on margin surrounded by trilocular pores. Multilocular pores with 5–8 pores present in small number on all segments, 5–6 µm in diameter. The diameter of anterior spiracles 7 µm. Venter with a small number of scattered hair-like setae. Circulus two, 25–28 µm in diameter. Tubular ducts absent. Internal genitalia longer than width of one segment; middle part of vulva enlarged bearing ductules of the vaginal glands.

Dorsum. Ostioles present, not sclerotized. Multilocular pores present. Anal ring oval, 67 µm wide. Anal ring with six, 62 µm long hair-like setae. Anal ring pores (cells) typical, in small number, with strong blunt spicules on pores of outer row. Tritubular pores of two sizes, the smaller are on thorax and head, the tubes 2–5 µm wide. Situated on the margin and in middle line Tubular ducts absent. Hair-like setae 11 µm long, trilocular pores 3 µm wide, scattered on the dorsum, among them some unusual for the group, bilocular pores present also.

Distribution: Chile ( Fig. 1 ).

Etymology. The species is named after late Prof. JÁNOS BALOGH, the collector of the species.

Affinities: This species similar to B. ethiopiana , but differs by the absence of tubular ducts.

Benedictycoccina ethiopiana FOLDI et KOZÁR sp. n.

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Type material: The holotype female, in middle of the slide (marked), two Benedictycoccina females on the same slide. Ethiopia , Addis Abeba, 28.09.1980 (leg. A. DEMETER), No. 329. One paratype female, the slide contains two Benedictycoccina immatures, also, from the same collection as the holotype, No. 325. One paratype from Tanzania , Uluguru, 12.07.1972, No. 118 (leg. T. PÓCS). Types are deposited in the Hungarian Natural History Museum (Budapest, Hungary) .

Description: Body elongate oval. Slide-mounted specimen ( Fig. 3 ) 0.96 mm long and 0.39 mm wide. Antenna 6 segmented, the length of the segments: 1st – 33 µm, 2nd – 15 µm, 3rd – 28 µm, fourth – 20 µm, fifth – 22 µm, sixth 50 µm long. There is one sensory pore on the 2nd segment of the antenna. The 3rd segment is almost parallel sided. The apical segment has four falcate sensory setae. On the fifth segment one 13 µm long, strong, blunt seta present. Most segments of the antenna have a few hair-like setae; the longest one is 25 µm. Eye well visible. Anal lobe is slightly developed with three long, hair-like setae.

Venter. Labium appears two-segmented, 67 µm long. Stylet loop twice longer than labium. Cephalic plate not visible. Legs robust: coxa of anterior legs 43 µm, trochanter 30 µm, femur 95 µm, tibia 67 µm, tarsus 52 µm, and claw 22 µm. Coxa of middle legs 53 µm, trochanter 34 µm, femur 88 µm, tibia 67 µm, tarsus 48 µm, and claw 22 µm long. Coxa of posterior legs 55 µm, trochanter 37 µm, femur 104 µm, tibia 95 µm, tarsus 54 µm, and claw 26 µm, tarsal digitules absent, claw digitules short, 5 µm long. Trochanter with two pores on each side. Claw without denticle. Legs with few hair-like setae, tibia and tarsus with 16 µm long setae. On the ventral segments few tritubular pores surrounded by trilocular pores, which appear as tritubular pores, present on margin. Multilocular pores present on all segments. The diameter of anterior spiracles 13 µm. Venter with a small number of scattered hair-like setae. One circulus present, 19 µm in diameter. Tubular ducts present. Trilocular pores scattered on the venter, 3 µm in diameter. Internal genitalia longer than width of one segment; vaginal glands located at higher part of vagina.

Dorsum. Ostioles present, sclerotized. Multilocular pores present on all segments. Anal ring oval, 41 µm wide and 38 µm long. Anal ring with six, 56 µm long hair-like setae. Anal ring pores (cells) typical, in small number, with spicules on pores of outer row. Tritubular pores of one size, 3–5 on each segment, tubes 4 µm in diameter, 10 µm long, all surrounded by trilocular pores, which appears as tritubular pores, 8 µm long. Tubular ducts present, 3 µm long. Hair-like setae 11 µm long. Trilocular pores 3 µm wide, scattered on the dorsum.

Distribution: Ethiopia and Tanzania ( Fig. 1 ).

Etymology: The species is named after the country of origin.

Affinities: This species differs from all other species by having tubular ducts.

Figures

Fig. 2. Benedictycoccina baloghi KOZÁR et FOLDI sp. n.

Fig. 1. Distribution of the studied genera and species

Fig. 3. Benedictycoccina ethiopiana FOLDI et KOZÁR sp. n.