Valid Names Results
Aonidia maroccana is now Diaspidiotus maroccanus (Balachowsky, 1949) (Diaspididae: Diaspidiotus)
Nomenclatural History
- Aonidia maroccana Balachowsky 1949b: 115. Type data: MOROCCO: Moyen Atlas, 12 km northwest of Ksiba, altitude 1500 m, on Laurus nobilis.. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Paris: Museum National d'Histoire naturelle, France; accepted valid name Illustr.
- Cryptaspidiotus maroccanus (Balachowsky, 1949); Lindinger 1957: 545. change of combination requiring emendation of specific epithet for agreement in gender
- Aonidia maroccana Balachowsky, 1949; Borchsenius 1966: 364. revived combination (previously published)
- Diaspidiotus maroccanus (Lindinger, 1957); Normark, et al. 2019: 60. change of combination requiring emendation of specific epithet for agreement in gender
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Lauraceae
- Laurus nobilis | Balach1949b Balach1951
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 2
- Greece | KozarPaPa1991
- Morocco | Balach1949b Balach1951
Keys
- Balach1951: pp.604 ( Adult (F) ) [Mediterranean] Key as: Aonidia maroccana
Remarks
- Structure: Pupillarial species; female scale subcircular, light brown, sometimes covered with white, fine secretion; diameter 0.6-0.8 mm. Male scale of similar structure, more oval, elongated, 0.5 mm (Balachowsky, 1949b, 1951).
- General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Balachowsky (1949b, 1951).
Illustrations
Citations
- Balach1949b: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 115-116
- Balach1951: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 610-612
- BenDovGe2003: catalog, 70
- Borchs1966: catalog, 364
- DanzigPe1998: catalog, 180
- Lindin1957: taxonomy, 545
- NormarOkMo2019: phylogeny, taxonomy, 60
- PellizChMi2015: distribution, 61,70
