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NM pinyon needle scale moulted larval cyst covering, lateral - Matsucoccus acalyptus
Copyright © 2014 Edward L. Ruden

NM pinyon needle scale moulted larval cyst covering, lateral - Matsucoccus acalyptus
Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA
March 15, 2014
Size: 1.56 mm
Download high resolution image here.

I found moulted second larval cyst coverings such as this in great numbers on the needles of a pinyon tree (Pinus edulis) in a residential front yard on General Chennault St, Albuquerque NE, NM (Alameda 7.5 minute quadrangle). I've posted an extensive study of the life cycle of the species which formed the cyst, based on the population of a different tree.

This image is from a CombineZP processed stack of 140 images with a 5.6 µm step taken with a Mitutoyo M Plan APO 10×/0.28 ∞/0 mm microscope objective + Nikon 200 mm F4 AIS telephoto lens + Nikon D300 camera (magnification 10×; technique described here).

Phases of development recorded from this tree:

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Contributed by Edward L. Ruden on 29 March, 2014 - 5:53pm
Last updated 9 October, 2017 - 9:53pm

Moved
Moved from Matsucoccidae.
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Moved
Moved from Pityococcus rugulosus.

See comment "Moved from Pityococcus rugulosus" here.
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Moved from Scales and Mealybugs.
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Moved
Moved from Matsucoccidae.
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