Valid Names Results
Chimania ferrugina Munting, 1970 (Diaspididae: Chimania)Nomenclatural History
- Chimania ferrugina Munting 1970: 4-6. Type data: ZIMBABWE: Chimanimani Mountains, on Erythroxylum emarginatum, 21/09/1966, by C.J. Hodgson. Holotype, female, Type depository: Pretoria: South African National Collection of Insects, South Africa; accepted valid name Illustr.
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Erythroxylaceae
- Erythroxylum emarginatum | Muntin1970
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- Zimbabwe | Muntin1970
Keys
Remarks
- Structure: Female scale consisting of 1st and 2nd instar exuviae; reddish-brown, parallel-sided, narrow, 1.8 mm long. 1st instar exuviae discarded at anterior end. Male scale white, strongly tricarinate, parallel-sided, 1.3 mm long. Adult female parallel-sided, about 1.1 mm long; thoracic and 1st abdominal segments heavily sclerotized, cephalic and other abdominal segments only slightly sclerotized (Munting, 1970).
- General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Munting (1970).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDovGi2014: catalog, 230
- Muntin1970: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 4-6
