Valid Names Results
Acutaspis acuta (Mamet, 1951) (Diaspididae: Acutaspis)Nomenclatural History
- Melanaspis acuta Mamet 1951: 248. Type data: MADAGASCAR: Foulpointe, on upper surface of leaves of Anacardium occidentale.. Holotype, unknown, Type depository: Paris: Museum National d'Histoire naturelle, France; accepted valid name Illustr.
- Acutaspis acuta (Mamet, 1951); Borchsenius 1966: 354. change of combination
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Anacardiaceae
- Anacardium occidentale | Mamet1951
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- Madagascar | Borchs1966 Mamet1951
Keys
Remarks
- Structure: Female scale very dark brown, almost black; surface roughened by concentric laminations, obscured by brownish to greyish, thick and shiny secretion; brittle, subcircular and produced to one side, flat; exuviae jet black, to one side, sometimes with a white to reddish-brown secretion obscuring them; ventral scale brown to dark-brown, fairly thick, remaining attached to host plant. Male scale not observed (Mamet, 1951).
- General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Mamet (1951).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDovGe2003: catalog, 38
- Borchs1966: catalog, 354
- Lindin1957: taxonomy, 550
- Mamet1951: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 229,248
