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Asterolecanium agavis Russell, 1941 (Asterolecaniidae: Asterolecanium)Nomenclatural History
- Asterolecanium agavis Russell 1941: 40. Type data: U.S.A.: Texas, El Paso, on Agave palmeri. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.
Common Names
- Agave pit scale StumpfLa2006
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 2
- Asparagaceae
- Agave | Ferris1955a Russel1941 StumpfLa2006
- Agave lechuguilla | Ferris1955a StumpfLa2006
- Agave palmeri | Ferris1955a Russel1941 StumpfLa2006
- Yucca | Ferris1955a Russel1941 StumpfLa2006
- Yucca brevifolia | Gill1993 StumpfLa2006
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 2
- Mexico | StumpfLa2006
- United States
- Arizona | Gill1993
- California | Gill1993
- Texas | Ferris1955a Gill1993 Russel1941
Keys
- StumpfLa2006: pp.22-32 ( Adult (F) ) [Asterolecaniidae species of North and South America]
- Russel1941: pp.12-26 ( Adult (F) ) [Species of Asterolecanium]
- Russel1941: pp.26-35 ( Immature (F) ) [Species of Asterolecanium]
Remarks
- General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Russell (1941), Gill (1993) and by Stumpf & Lambdin (2006).
Illustrations
Citations
- Ferris1955a: distribution, host, illustration, 18-19
- Gill1993: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 98,105
- Russel1941: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 40-41,239
- StumpfLa2006: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 46-49
