Valid Names Results
Aspidiotus atomarius (Hall, 1946) (Diaspididae: Aspidiotus)Nomenclatural History
- 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
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Foes:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Encyrtidae
- Habrolepis | Prinsl1983
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 2
- Democratic Republic of the Congo (=Zaire) | Balach1956 Hall1946
- Kenya | Muntin1971a
Keys
- Balach1956: pp.26 ( Adult (F) ) [Africa]
Remarks
- 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).
Illustrations
Citations
- 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
