Valid Names Results
Aspidiotus macfarlanei Williams & Watson, 1988 (Diaspididae: Aspidiotus)Nomenclatural History
- Aspidiotus macfarlanei Williams & Watson 1988: 58. Type data: SOLOMON ISLANDS: Guadalcanal, Kukum, on Cocos nucifera; collected 1.ii.1956.. Holotype, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 2 | Genera: 2
- Arecaceae
- Cocos nucifera | WilliaWa1988
- Caricaceae
- Carica papaya | WilliaWa1988
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- Solomon Islands | WilliaWa1988
Keys
- WilliaWa1988: pp.51 ( Adult (F) ) [Tropical South Pacific]
Remarks
- Structure: Female scale circular, fawn, with slightly yellow subcentral exuviae. Male scale oval with subcentral exuviae, same colour as female scale (Williams & Watson, 1988).
- General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Williams & Watson (1988).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDovGe2003: catalog, 195
- WilliaWa1988: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 58-60