Valid Names Results

Chortinaspis senapirensis Ben-Dov, 1976 (Diaspididae: Chortinaspis)

Nomenclatural History

• Chortinaspis senapirensis Ben-Dov 1976: 205. Type data: EGYPT: Sinai Peninsula, Senapir Island, on Panicum turgidum; collected by Y. Ben-Dov, 31.V.1968.. Holotype, female, Type depository: Bet Dagan: Department of Entomology, The Volcani Center, Israel; accepted valid name Illustr.

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• WeiFe2011: pp.166-167 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of the genus Chortinaspis all of the world]
• Danzig1993: pp.176 ( Adult (F) ) [Europe]

Remarks

• Structure: Female scale circular, 1.0-1.3 mm in diameter; larval exuviae brownish-yellow placed subcentrally; excreted portion of the scale reddish-brown, turning brighter along the margin. Male scale oval in outline (1.2 X 2.0 mm); resembling in colours to the female scale (Ben-Dov, 1976).
• General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Ben-Dov (1976).

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