Cotton Ball Bug - Crypticerya townsendi

Moved tentatively

thanks for revisiting it, Ian

Moved from Ensign Scales.

… v belov, 8 June, 2015 - 11:01am

Moved tentatively based on the following comment by Ian Stocks:

"The legs and antennae are suggestive of an Archaeococcidae, possibly Ortheziidae or less likely Monophlebidae. Several genera of ortheziids occur in northern states. See here."

Moved from Scales and Mealybugs.

… v belov, 20 January, 2015 - 8:39am

Moved

Moved from ID Request.

… v belov, 15 January, 2015 - 10:14pm

Monophlebidae

Appears to be Crypticerya townsendi, but the female is rather old and did not mount properly. Also, there was a pharate female parasitoid inside, which probably caused some damage. Attached are images.If the ID can be conformed either by molecular data or earlier females that make better mounts, this appears to be a state record for Utah. Also, no parasitoids are documented in the literature.

… Ian Stocks, 8 June, 2015 - 9:47am

Thank yoiu

Ian, I appreciate your help with this cool bug. Would you like me to get more specimens next time I venture towards Zion National Park?

… John L. Richards, 15 June, 2015 - 5:41pm