Acanthococcus diversispinus (Leonardi)

Eriococcus diversispinus Leonardi 1911: 15 –17.

Eriococcus diverspinus, Hoy 1963: 86 . Error of specific epithet. Acanthococcus diverspinus, Miller & Gimpel 1996: 600 . Error of specific epithet.

Type material. Argentina. Mendoza, Luján, Los Papagallos (32°52'3" S, 68°51'42" W), on Zuccagnia punctata, unknown date, collector and depositary (Miller & Gimpel, 2000).

Diagnosis. Slide-mounted adult female with dorsal setae conical; 2 setae on margin on either side of each segment on abdomen; antenna 6 segmented; anal ring with 8 setae, and anal lobe with 3 ventral setae (Modified from Leonardi 1911).

Distribution. Argentina, Neotropical region, Chaco subregion, Chaco province.