Ovaticoccus californicus McKenzie

Ovaticoccus californicus McKenzie 1964: 22 .

The adult female of this species was described in detail by McKenzie (1964) and was redescribed by Miller and McKenzie (1967); information from these papers is not repeated here.

Notes: In McKenzie (1964) there is mention of immature specimens of Ov. californicus, but it is clear that these specimens are of an entirely different species (Miller & McKenzie, 1967). One slide contains two adult female paratypes that definitely are Ov. californicus, but the two second-instar females are not conspecific. One specimen has an adult that has emerged far enough to see characteristics useful for conclusions about its identity. It has the following character states: numerous translucent pores on the hind coxa, some of which are on the derm anterior to the coxa (a diagnostic characteristic of Ov. neglectus); microtubular ducts present on both surfaces; broad enlarged setae; each femur with four setae including one that is proximal; anal ring circular, perhaps divided anteriorly; analring setae longer than diameter of ring. We conclude that although these specimens are similar to Ov. neglectus, they differ in the number of setae on each femur and the length of the anal ring setae; they appear to be specimens of an unknown species.

Adult-female specimens of Ov. californicus collected on Yucca sp. were misidentified by Miller and McKenzie (1967) and are now considered to be Ov. betsyae .