Valid Names Results
Aspidiotus taverdeti Balachowsky, 1956 (Diaspididae: Aspidiotus)Nomenclatural History
- Aspidiotus taverdeti Balachowsky 1956: 78. Type data: CAMEROON: between Tibati and N'Gaoundâre, 100 km south of the latter, on Syzygium guineense.. Holotype, female, Type depository: Tervuren: Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Section d'Entomologie, Belgium; accepted valid name Illustr.
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Myrtaceae
- Syzygium guineense | Balach1956
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- Cameroon | Balach1956
Keys
- Balach1956: pp.52 ( Adult (F) ) [Africa]
Remarks
- Structure: Female scale circular, slightly convex; exuviae brown, central or subcentral; secreted part of scale white, slightly pink; diameter 2.2-2.3 mm. Male scale oval, 1.6 mm long (Balachowsky, 1956).
- General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Balachowsky (1956).
Illustrations
Citations
- Balach1956: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 78-81
- BenDovGe2003: catalog, 239
- Borchs1966: catalog, 268
- Muntin1971a: taxonomy, 309