Valid Names Results
Aspidiotus sclerosus (Munting, 1969) (Diaspididae: Aspidiotus)Nomenclatural History
- Aonidia sclerosa Munting 1969: 120. Type data: NAMIBIA: on escarpment of Weissrand, 7 miles from Gibeon to Witbooisvlei, on Zygophyllum suffruticosum; collected 28.viii.1967.. Holotype, female, Type depository: Pretoria: South African National Collection of Insects, South Africa; accepted valid name Illustr.
- Aspidiotus sclerosus (Munting, 1969); Normark, et al. 2019: 60. change of combination requiring emendation of specific epithet for agreement in gender
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Zygophyllaceae
- Zygophyllum suffruticosum | Muntin1969
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- Namibia (=South West Africa) | Muntin1969
Keys
Remarks
- Structure: Scale of adult female oval or slightly pyriform, covered with a whitish secretion, about 1.3 mm in length; when secretory matter is rubbed off golden brown second instar exuviae is exposed. Male scale oval, whitish, about 1.3 mm in length (Munting, 1969).
- General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Munting (1969).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDovGe2003: catalog, 77
- BenDovGi2014: catalog, 230
- Muntin1969: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 120-121
- NormarOkMo2019: phylogeny, taxonomy, 60
