Ovaticoccus mackenziei Miller

Ovaticoccus mackenziei Miller in Miller and McKenzie 1967: 515–517.

Material examined: not previously reported: California: Imperial Co.: Holtville, II-11-1972, on Ephedra sp., R.A. Flock (1 ad. ♀ on 1 slide) CDFA . San Bernardino Co.: Morongo Valley, V-11-1971, on Ephedra sp., Dixon and Hunter (4 ad. ♀♀ on 4 slides) CDFA .

Etymology: This species was named in honor of the late Howard L. McKenzie, the first author’s major professor and well-known coccidologist.

The adult female and second-instar female (as “first or second instar”) were described by Miller and McKenzie (1967) and information from that paper is not repeated here.