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Notes - The description is based on 21 adult females from 5 localitites.
This species is similar to Micrococcus silvestrii but differs by having: the
hind tibia+tarsus about 265 fL long; the femur about 210 fL long; the antennae
about 185 fL long; antennal segment III about 90 fL long; longest seta on anal
plates about 25 fL; and multilocular pores generally limited to abdominal segments
II and III, when present on IV, V, or VI with only 1 or 2 such pores on
each segment. Micrococcus silvestrii, on the other hand, has: the hind
tibia+tarsus about 330 fL long; the femur about 250 fL long; antennal segment
III about 120 fL long; longest seta on anal plates about 85 fL; and multilocular
pores abundant on abdominal segment IV, usually with more than 5 pores on
each side of segment and usually with several pores on segment V.
Type material: The holotype is one of three adult females on a slide that is labelled as follows:
«Nom: Micrococcus similis! Leon.! Hote: Poa (racines)! Localite: [Morocco] DAIET bRAII! Date:
20.1I1.1949! Collect.: Rungs! Determ.: Rungs! No 1917!5335-Jn A second label is attached to the
back of the slide «Micrococcus! confusus! Miller and! Williams! HOLOTYPE &! Paratypes» and a
map is given of the position of the holotype. In addition there are nine other paratypes; the type
series is deposited in Museum national d'Histoire naturelie, Paris, France. Other specimens considered
to be conspecific with this species are listed in the specimens examined section but are not
considered to be paratypes because of their poor condition.
Specimens examined: Morocco, Dayet Ifrah (33 34 N 4 55W), 111-20-49, on Poa sp., Rungs, 12
adult females on 3 slides (MNHN); Ifrane, IV-12-52, on , Theodorides, 3 adult females on 1 slide
(MNHN); Sidi Ahmed el Berroussi (), X-1l-41, on grass, 1 adult female (MNHN); specific locality
unknown, 11-20-38, on, Bouhelier, 1 adult female (MNHN).
Algeria, Eulma () Constantine, V--32, on barley, Delassus, 4 adult females on 4 slides
(MNHN).
Micrococcus dumonti Balachowsky
Synonymy: Micrococcus dumonti BALACIIOWSKY, 1936: 164.
Adult female (Fig. VI)
Recognition characters: Mounted, 3.9 (2.6-6.6) mm long, 3.2 (1.8-6.0) mm
wide.
Dorsum with filamentous setae scattered over surface; longest seta on dorsomedial
area of metathorax 13 (11-15) fL long, all setae in area about same
length. Marginal setae about same length as rest of dorsum. Small bilocular
pores in small numbers over surface except on head where rare or absent. Discoidal
pores round, evenly distributed over surface.