Valid Names Results

Africonidia mkuzensis Ben-Dov, 1974 (Diaspididae: Africonidia)

Nomenclatural History

• Africonidia mkuzensis Ben-Dov 1974c: 19. Type data: SOUTH AFRICA: Natal, Lower Mkuze, on Euclea crispa.. Holotype, female, Type depository: Pretoria: South African National Collection of Insects, South Africa; accepted valid name Illustr.

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• BenDov1974c: pp.22 ( Adult (F) ) [World]

Remarks

• Structure: Scale of female (secreted part) greyish white; circular; 0.8-1 mm in diameter; flat; larval exuviae central. Scale of male similar in colour to that of female, oval, 0.8 - 1 mm long, 0.5-0.6 mm wide; larval exuviae placed about the middle of longitudinal axis of the scale (Ben-Dov, 1974c).
• General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Ben-Dov (1974c).

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