Anophococcus sanguinairensis

Anophococcus sanguinairensis (Goux) (Fig. 55, distribution map Fig. 88K) Eriococcus sanguinairensis Goux, 1993: 68‒69. Acanthococcus sanguinairensis (Goux); Miller & Gimpel 1996: 604. Rhizococcus sanguinairensis (Goux); Kozár 2009: 106. Anophococcus sanguinairensis (Goux); Kozár et al. 2013: 248. Field characteristics: Not noted. Microscopic diagnosis: Body of slide-mounted adult female oval. Antennae each with 6 segments. Frontal tubercles and tubercles absent. Legs well developed, each hind coxa with a moderate number of large translucent pores; hind tibia with 5 setae (median seta present); tarsal and claw digitules all knobbed, longer than claw; claw with a small denticle. Anal lobes slightly sclerotized, each lobe with 2 spinose setae along inner margin and 1 on outer margin, similar in size to marginal setae or very slightly longer; apical seta enlarged, about 200 μm long. Anal ring with pores and bearing 8 hair-like setae. Cauda not seen. Dorsum with a few small conical setae. Marginal enlarged setae on anterior of body with blunt apices, whereas those towards posterior end of body with tips rounded to truncate. Each segment usually with 2 enlarged setae on each margin, but abdominal segment VII sometimes with 3 on each side. Macrotubular ducts all of 1 size, sparsely present throughout. Microtubular ducts scattered throughout. Venter with a small number of scattered hair-like setae, and a submarginal row of conical setae on head only. Disc-pores each with 5‒7 loculi (mostly 7) in a single ring, distributed in sparse bands and rows across all segments of abdomen and thorax, and a few present on head. Macrotubular ducts, same as those on dorsum, scattered. Submarginal cruciform pores few. Microtubular ducts present in submarginal band (not shown in Fig. 55). Distribution: Anophococcus sanguinairensis is a Palaearctic species that has been recorded from Corsica, France, Türkiye (Turkey) and Iran (García Morales et al. 2016, Moghaddam 2013), where it was found in Ardabil province. Host-plants: The scale feeds on host-plants belonging to family Poaceae (García Morales et al. 2016, Moghaddam 2013). Economic importance: Not known as a pest in Iran. Natural enemies: None recorded in Iran.