Valid Names Results
Asterolecanium epidendri (Bouché, 1844) (Asterolecaniidae: Asterolecanium)Nomenclatural History
- Lecanium epidendri Bouché 1844: 300. Type data: GERMANY: Berlin, in greenhouse, on Epidendrum cuspidatum; probable origin of host plant West Indies.. Syntypes, unknown, by original designation accepted valid name Notes: Type material lost (Sachtleben, 1944).
- Coccus aureus Boisduval 1868a: 301. Type data: FRANCE: Paris, in greenhouse, on "maranda vittata"; collected by Burel.. Syntypes, female, junior synonym (discovered by Russel1941, 84).
- Asterolecanium aureum (Boisduval, 1868); Signoret 1870: 277. change of combination requiring emendation of specific epithet for agreement in gender
- Planchonia oncidii Cockerell 1893h: 78. Type data: JAMAICA: Kingston, on orchids.. Syntypes, female and first instar, Type depository: Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; junior synonym (discovered by Russel1941, 84). Illustr.
- Asterolecanium aureum; Targioni Tozzetti 1893: 304. subsequent use Notes: Incorrect citation of "Targioni Tozzetti" as author.
- Asterolecanium epidendri (Bouché, 1844); Cockerell 1899j: 269. change of combination
- Asterolecanium greeni Marchal 1904b: 455. Type data: FRANCE: Paris, in greenhouse, on Rheedia lateriflora. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Paris: Museum National d'Histoire naturelle, France; junior synonym (discovered by Russel1941, 85). Illustr.
- Kermes epidendri; Lindinger 1935: 147. misidentification Notes: It seems that Lindinger (1935) inadvertently created the combination Kermes epidendri. Although he cites the author of this combination as Truffaut 1912, no such publication can be found. Lindinger's (1935) remark was to invalidate the combination of Kermes epidendri and to reiterate the species assignment in Asterolecanium (Asterolecaniidae) where this species is currently placed.
Common Names
- orchid pit scale StumpfLa2006
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 14 | Genera: 30
- Amaranthaceae
- Celosia | Borchs1960d
- Amaryllidaceae
- Hippeastrum | Borchs1960d Russel1941
- Araceae
- Anthurium | Borchs1960d Ferris1955a Leonar1908a Russel1941
- Philodendron | Riddic1955
- Arecaceae
- Chamaedorea | Borchs1960d Ferris1955a Russel1941
- Asparagaceae
- Ophiopogon jaburan | Green1909a Varshn1992
- Sansevieria nilotica | Lindin1936c
- Bromeliaceae
- Vriesea | Lindin1936c
- Capparaceae
- Calanthea | Borchs1960d
- Elaeocarpaceae
- Sloanea berteroana | Marcha1904b Russel1941 | (= Rheedia lateriflora)
- Marantaceae
- Maranta | Ferris1955a Russel1941 Signor1870a
- Orchidaceae
- Angraecum | Ferris1955a Russel1941
- Angraecum sesquipedale | Green1909a Varshn1992 WilliaWa1990
- Brassia | Ferris1955a Russel1941
- Broughtonia sanguinea | Russel1941
- Bulbophyllum grandiflorum | JansenAl2023
- Cattleya | Borchs1960d Ferris1955a Russel1941
- Corybas | ZettleZeRi2012 | (= Corybus)
- Cypripedium | Borchs1960d
- Dendrochilum | JansenAl2023
- Epidendrum | Borchs1960d Russel1941
- Epidendrum calanthum | JansenAl2023
- Epidendrum ciliare | Signor1877 | (= Epidendrum cuspidatum)
- Gongora | Borchs1960d Russel1941
- Kefersteinia graminea | JansenAl2023
- Laelia | Borchs1960d Russel1941
- Oncidium baueri | Martor1976 Russel1941
- Orchidaceae | Cocker1893h Ferris1955a Lepage1938 Ramakr1921a Targio1893
- Paphiopedilum haynaldianum | Green1909a Varshn1992 | (= Cypripedium hamaldianum)
- Piperaceae
- Piper nigrum | WilliaWa1990
- Piper retrofractum | Lindin1936c | (= Piper officinarum)
- Putranjivaceae
- Drypetes alba | Martor1976
- Zamiaceae
- Zamia | Borchs1960d Ferris1955a Russel1941
- Zingiberaceae
- Hedychium coccineum | Lindin1936c
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 32
- Belize | StumpfLa2006
- Brazil | Russel1941 StumpfLa2006
- Rio de Janeiro | Lepage1938
- Colombia | Figuer1946 Figuer1952 Kondo2001 Russel1941 StumpfLa2006
- Costa Rica | Russel1941 StumpfLa2006
- Cuba | Russel1941 StumpfLa2006
- Dominican Republic | Russel1941 StumpfLa2006
- Ecuador | StumpfLa2006
- Fiji | HodgsoLa2011 StumpfLa2006 WilliaWa1990
- France | Borchs1960d Marcha1904b Russel1941
- Germany | Borchs1960d Lindin1936c
- Guatemala | Russel1941 StumpfLa2006
- Guyana (=British Guiana) | Russel1941 StumpfLa2006
- Haiti | PerezG2008
- Honduras | StumpfLa2006
- Hungary | KozarKoFe2013
- India | StumpfLa2006
- Italy | BarbagBiBo1995 Borchs1960d Russel1941 Targio1893
- Jamaica | Cocker1893h Cocker1896 Gowdey1921 Russel1941 StumpfLa2006
- Mexico | Russel1941
- Chiapas | CaballRa2018 Miller1996
- San Luis Potosi | Miller1996
- Veracruz | Miller1996
- Netherlands | JansenAl2023
- Panama | StumpfLa2006
- Poland | LagowsGo2020
- Portugal | Borchs1960d Russel1941
- Puerto Rico & Vieques Island
- Puerto Rico | Martor1976 Russel1941 StumpfLa2006
- Russia
- St. Petersburg (=Leningrad) Oblast | Borchs1960d
- Seychelles | Mamet1943a
- South Africa | Borchs1960d
- Sri Lanka | Borchs1960d Ramakr1921a Russel1941 StumpfLa2006 Varshn1992
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Trinidad | Russel1941 StumpfLa2006
- United Kingdom
- England | Russel1941
- United States
- Florida | StumpfLa2006
- New York | Borchs1960d Russel1941
- Venezuela | Russel1941 StumpfLa2006
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
- Systematics: Bouché described two species using the binomen Lecanium epidendri Bouché. The species described in 1844: 300 is the senior synonym of Asterolecanium epidendri (Bouché), while the species described in 1851: 112, is a junior synonym of Aspidiotus nerii in the Diaspididae. See also discussion in Russell (1941).
- General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Russell (1941), Ferris (1955a), Borchsenius (1960d), Williams & Watson (1990) and by Stumpf & Lambdin (2006). Test of female, adult female, second stage and larva described and illustrated by Russell (1941) and by Borchsenius (1960d).
Illustrations
Citations
- Ali1970a: catalog, 136
- BarbagBiBo1995: distribution, 46
- Boisdu1868a: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 301
- Borchs1950b: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 134
- Borchs1960d: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 159-161
- Bouche1844: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 300
- Buchne1953: structure, taxonomy, 215-217
- Buchne1965: structure, taxonomy, 238
- CaballRa2018: distribution, 1
- Cocker1893h: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 77
- Cocker1896: distribution, host, 8
- Fernal1903b: 50
- Ferris1955a: distribution, host, illustration, 20,24
- Figuer1946: distribution, host, 199
- Figuer1952: distribution, host, 206
- FrancoRuMa2011: host, 3,22
- Green1937: catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, 285
- HodgsoLa2011: distribution, host, 19
- JansenAl2023: dispersal, host, 32
- Kondo2001: distribution, host, taxonomy, 40
- KozarDr1998a: catalog, 19-20
- KozarKoFe2013: distribution, taxonomy, 52
- LagowsGo2020: distribution, 67
- Leonar1908a: distribution, host, 154-155
- Lepage1938: catalog, 336
- Lepesm1947: distribution, host, 253
- Lindin1936c: distribution, host, 153-154
- Mamet1943a: distribution, host, 149
- Marcha1904b: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 455-457
- Martor1976: distribution, host, 102,184
- Maskel1894: taxonomy, 94
- Miller1996: catalog, distribution, 69
- PerezG2008: distribution, 213
- Ramakr1921a: catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, 340
- RayMcSt2012: distribution, 313
- Russel1941: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 83-86,257
- SchmutKlLu1957: distribution, economic importance, host, 451
- Signor1869: catalog, taxonomy, 844
- Signor1870a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 277
- Signor1877: catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, 614
- StumpfLa2006: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 55-60
- TangHa1995: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 340-341
- Targio1893: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 304-309
- Varshn1985a: catalog, 22
- Varshn1992: distribution, host, 68-69
- Willia2017a: catalog, list of species, 204
- WilliaBe2009: catalog, taxonomy, 10
- WilliaWa1990: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 193-194
- ZettleZeRi2012: host, 127-134
