Valid Names Results
Asterolecanium cristatum Ferris, 1921 (Asterolecaniidae: Asterolecanium)Nomenclatural History
- Asterolecanium cristatum Ferris 1921: 73. Type data: MEXICO: Baja California, La Laguna, on Heteromeles arbutifolia; San Antonio, on Jatropha canescens; San Barloto and San Jose del Cabo, on Celosia floribunda; San Bartolo, on Tapriria edulis; Todos Santos, on Encelia palmeri.. Syntypes, female, by original designation Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.
Common Names
- Ferris' pit scale StumpfLa2006
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 6 | Genera: 6
- Amaranthaceae
- Celosia floribunda | Ferris1921 Ferris1955a Russel1941
- Anacardiaceae
- Cyrtocarpa edulis | Ferris1921 | (= Tapirira edulis)
- Asteraceae
- Encelia palmeri | Ferris1921 Ferris1955a
- Euphorbiaceae
- Jatropha cinerea | Ferris1921 Ferris1955a Russel1941 StumpfLa2006 | (= Jatropha canescens)
- Rosaceae
- Heteromeles arbutifolia | Ferris1921 Russel1941
- Solanaceae
- Solanum | Russel1941
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- Mexico
- Baja California Norte | Ferris1921 Ferris1955a Miller1996
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 Ferris (1955a), Russell (1941) and by Stumpf & Lambdin (2006). Test of female, adult female and larva described and illustrated by Russell (1941).
Illustrations
Citations
- Ferris1921: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 73-74
- Ferris1955a: distribution, host, illustration, 18,23
- Miller1996: catalog, distribution, 69
- Russel1941: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 74-75,252
- StumpfLa2006: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 49-52
