Valid Names Results
Aonidiella rex Balachowsky, 1954 (Diaspididae: Aonidiella)Nomenclatural History
- Aonidiella rex Balachowsky 1953b: 78. nomen nudum Illustr.
- Aonidiella rex Balachowsky 1954d: 296. Type data: ZAIRE: Mont Hawa, near d'Aru, on a plant of Euphorbiaceae.. Holotype, female, Type depository: Tervuren: Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Section d'Entomologie, Belgium; accepted valid name Illustr.
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 3 | Genera: 4
- Arecaceae
- Elaeis guineensis | Balach1956
- Asparagaceae
- Sansevieria | MacharKiHe2021
- Euphorbiaceae
- Euphorbia candelabrum | Balach1956
- Euphorbiaceae | Balach1954d
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 2
- Democratic Republic of the Congo (=Zaire) | Balach1954d | Balach1954e
- Kenya | MacharKiHe2021
Keys
- BenDov2006: pp.55-57 ( Adult (F) ) [World (33 species)]
- Balach1956: pp.25 ( Adult (F) ) [Africa]
Remarks
- Structure: Female scale circular, flat, formed of three envelopes of white secretion; larval exuviae black, subcircular, central, white; second instar exuviae bivalvate: dorsal, subcircular, black and ventral, flat, circular, attached to venter of adult female; diameter 1.8-2.1 mm. Male scale oval; with larval exuviae black, circular; nymphal secretion white; 1.2-1.3 mm long (Balachowsky, 1956).
- General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Balachowsky (1954d, 1956).
Illustrations
Citations
- Balach1953b: taxonomy, 78
- Balach1954d: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 296-298
- Balach1956: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 45-48
- BenDov2006: taxonomy, 55-57
- BenDovGe2003: catalog, 137
- Borchs1966: catalog, 298
- MacharKiHe2021: distribution, host, 4
- Watson2021: distribution, 523
