Species Lachnodius hirtus Maskell, 1896
- Lachnodius hirtus Maskell, W.M. 1896. Further coccid notes, with descriptions of new species and discussions of questions of interest. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 28: 380-411 [dated 1895] [402].
Ecological Descriptors
Sap-feeder.
GENERAL
Original description and illustration by Maskell, W.M. 1896. Further coccid notes, with descriptions of new species and discussions of questions of interest. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 28: 380–411 [dated 1895].
SYSTEMATICS
Slide-mounted adult female with undifferentiated marginal enlarged setae, dorsum with numerous slender, long, delicate enlarged setae (see Morrison, H. & Morrison, E.R. 1922. A redescription of the type species of the genera of Coccidae based on species originally described by Maskell. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 60: 1–120). Because of the similarity of the species epithets "hirtus" and "hirsutus" these species have sometimes been confused.
STRUCTURE
Adult female dark purple, but covered with a quantity of very short white filaments so that the general appearance is grey, form subglobular. First-instar nymph reddish or yellowish brown, active, elongate. Male pupa is covered by a white cylindrical sac of white cotton (see Maskell, W.M. 1896. Further coccid notes, with descriptions of new species and discussions of questions of interest. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 28: 380–411 [dated 1895])
General References
Deitz, L.L. & Tocker, M.F. 1980. W.M. Maskell's Homoptera: Species-group names and type-material. New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Information Series 146: 1-76 [20] (Lachnodius hirsutus: misspelling of species name)