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Aspidiotus kellyi Brain, 1918 (Diaspididae: Aspidiotus)

Nomenclatural History

• Aspidiotus kellyi Brain 1918: 122. Type data: SOUTH AFRICA: Transavaal, Pretoria, on Andropogon amplectens; collected by A. Kelly, 13.x.1913.. Lectotype, female, by subsequent designation (Muntin1970a,39). Type depository: Pretoria: South African National Collection of Insects, South Africa; accepted valid name Illustr.
• Brainaspis kellyi (Brain, 1918); MacGillivray 1921: 427. change of combination
• Temnaspidiotus kelleyi (Brain, 1918); Balachowsky 1956: 132. change of combination
• Temnaspidiotus kelleyi (Brain, 1918); Balachowsky 1956: 132. misspelling of species epithet
• Aspidiotus kellyi Brain, 1918; Williams & Watson 1988: 49. revived combination (previously published)

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 2

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• Brain1918: pp.118 ( Adult (F) ) [South Africa]

Remarks

• Systematics: Aspidiotus kellyi Brain is the type species of the genus Brainaspis. The genus has been synonymized with Aspidiotus by Lindinger, 1937. Dr. Sadao Takagi (in personal communication to Yair Ben-Dov, 8 January 2003) suggested that Aspidiotus kellyi Brain and Aspidiotus sinensis (Ferris) may belong to a separate genus. Normark, et al. (2019) also suggested that the revival of Brainaspis with would be justified with Aspidiotus kellyi Brain is the type species of the genus.
• Structure: Female scale about 2 mm. in diameter, circular or slightly elongate, flat to slightly convex, rather robust, faintly buff or brownish in colour, with almost central exuviae, which are covered; but in rubbed specimens they appear metallic yellow to bronze in colour. Seen from below the second exuviae are yellow. Male scale flat, about 1 mm. long, somewhat elongate, often with the ends slightly pointed, dull light brown in colour with paler margins. Exuviae covered yellowish (Brain, 1918).
• Economic Importance: Pruthi & Rao (1942) recorded this species from sugarcane in India.
• General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Brain (1918) and by Balachowsky (1956).

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