Valid Names Results

Chionaspis keravatana Williams & Watson, 1988 (Diaspididae: Chionaspis)

Nomenclatural History

• Chionaspis keravatana Williams & Watson 1988: 85-87. Type data: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Keravat, on Eucalyptus deglupta, ?/07/1976, by T. Porpiu. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• LagowsHo2012: pp.66 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to adult female Diaspididae closely related to “Chionaspis” recorded from the tropical South Pacific and New Zealand]
• WilliaWa1988: pp.80 ( ) [Key to species of Chionaspis of the Tropical South Pacific Region]

Remarks

• Systematics: Chionaspis keravatana is unlike most species of Chionaspis. C. lumbiniana has similar median lobes, separated by only a narrow space, but has gland spines much further forward (Williams & Watson, 1988).
• Biology: Chionaspis keravatana may be found in areas where there is reforestation with Eucalyptus deglupta (Williams & Watson, 1988).
• General Remarks: Best description and illustration by Williams & Watson (1988).

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