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Aspidiotus atomarius (Hall, 1946) (Diaspididae: Aspidiotus)

Aonidiella atomaria Hall 1946: 55. Type data: ZAIRE: Dilolo, on undersurface of leaves of unidentified plant.. Syntypes, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.
Aonidiella atomariae Hall, 1946; Borchsenius 1966: 292. misspelling of species epithet
Aspidiotus atomarius (Hall, 1946); Munting 1971a: 307. change of combination requiring emendation of specific epithet for agreement in gender

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 2

Structure: Scale of adult female circular, diameter 1.50-1.75 mm; low convex, white but, although thin, sufficiently opaque to mask the outline of the body; thinner at the extreme margin and semi translucent; exuviae central, very dark brown in fully developed scales but paler in early stages; ventral scale very thin and transparent, remaining adherent to the host plant. Male scale smaller than that of the female, oval and opaque white with pale yellow exuvia (Hall, 1946).
General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Hall (1946), Balachowsky (1956) and by Munting (1971a).

Balach1956: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 27-30
BenDovGe2003: catalog, 162-163
Borchs1966: catalog, 292
Hall1946: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 55-56
Muntin1971a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 307-309
NagarkSa1990: biological control, distribution, economic importance, host, 553-542
Prinsl1983: biological control, distribution, 26
SchneiFiNo2019: key, taxonomy, 92
Sudoi1995: chemical control, distribution, host, 119-123
Watson2021: distribution, 523