Valid Names Results
Bantudiaspis loranthi (Hall, 1928) (Diaspididae: Bantudiaspis)Nomenclatural History
- Howardia loranthi Hall 1928: 279-280. Type data: ZIMBABWE: Mazoe. Holotype, unknown, by original designation Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Notes: on Loranthus guttatus and L. sp.; Mazoe, 13/08/1927 Sinoia, 21/09/1927; Mazoe Dam, 20/11/1927 Illustr.
- Howardia rhusae Hall 1928: 280. Type data: ZIMBABWE: on Rhus villosa and Rhus spp., Mazoe, 13/08/1927; Embeza, 10/09/1927 and 11/03/1928. Syntypes, unknown, junior synonym (discovered by Hall1946a, 507). Illustr.
- Bantudiaspis loranthi (Hall, 1928); Hall 1941: 226. change of combination
- Bantudiaspis rhusae (Hall, 1928); Hall 1941: 226. change of combination
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 3 | Genera: 4
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- Zimbabwe | Hall1928
Keys
- Hall1946a: pp.507 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of Bantudiaspis]
Remarks
- Structure: The shape and texture of female scales differ based on the host plant of the insect. On Rhus the scales are pale brown and have a semitranslucent appearance. On Loranthus they are more nearly white, while on Turraea they are a definitely white (Hall, 1941).
- General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Hall (1928).
Illustrations
Citations
- Balach1954e: taxonomy, 213
- Borchs1966: catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, 166
- Ferris1937: taxonomy, 123
- Ferris1941d: taxonomy, SIII-274
- Giliom1966: catalog, distribution, host, 422
- Hall1928: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 279-281
- Hall1941: taxonomy, 226
- Hall1946a: distribution, host, taxonomy, 507, 550, 551
- Lindin1957: taxonomy, 547
- MunroFo1936: catalog, distribution, host, 87
- Muntin1973: taxonomy, 13
- Willia2017a: catalog, list of species, 226, 231
