Valid Names Results
Aspidiotus congolensis Balachowsky, 1956 (Diaspididae: Aspidiotus)Nomenclatural History
- Aspidiotus destructor congolensis Balachowsky 1956: 64. Type data: ZAIRE: Bambesa, on Musa sp.. Holotype, female, Type depository: Tervuren: Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Section d'Entomologie, Belgium; accepted valid name Illustr.
- Temnaspidiotus congolensis (Balachowsky, 1956); Borchsenius 1966: 270. change of combination and rank
- Aspidiotus congolensis Balachowsky, 1956; Williams & Watson 1988: 49. revived combination (previously published)
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Musaceae
- Musa | Balach1956
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- Democratic Republic of the Congo (=Zaire) | Balach1956
Keys
- Balach1956: pp.51 ( Adult (F) ) [Africa]
Remarks
- Systematics: Balachowsky (1956) described the subspecies Aspidiotus destructor congolensis noting that it differed from the typical African form in constantly possessing a continuous row of short microducts along the submargin from abdominal segment III to the head.
- Structure: The general appearance of this species is identical to that of the typical African form (Balachowsky, 1956).
- General Remarks: Description and illustration of the adult female given by Balachowsky (1956).
Illustrations
Citations
- Balach1956: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 63-64
- BenDovGe2003: catalog, 168-169
- Borchs1966: catalog, 270
- GermaiMiPa2014: distribution, 22
