Ovaticoccus viscosa (Kondo) comb. n.

Oregmopyga viscosa Kondo in Kondo et al. 2004: 4 – 11.

Material examined: not previously reported: UNITED STATES: California: San Bernardino Co.: near Hesperia, VIII-16-2002, on Hymenoclea sp. crown and roots, E.R. Miller and D.R. Miller (2 ad. ♀♀, 1 second-instar ♁, on 1 slide) USNM ; Pinyon Hills, XII-7-1981, on Hymenoclea sp, D.R. Miller (4 second instar ♁♁, on 2 slides) USNM . Nevada: Lyon Co.: 8 mi. E. Hawthorne, VII-1-1980, on Hymenoclea sp., D.R. Miller (3 ad. ♀♀, on 2 slides) USNM .

The justification for treating Oregmopyga as a junior synonym of Ovaticoccus, leading to this new combination, is provided in the “Notes” section that follows the generic description above. The adult female, second-instar female, and second-instar male of this species were described in detail by Kondo et al. (2004) and that information is not repeated here.

Etymology: The species epithet “ viscosa ” is from the Latin word “ viscosus ” meaning “sticky” and refers to the sticky translucent secretion that forms the encasement that surrounds the body of the adult female.