Valid Names Results

Chrysomphalus fodiens (Maskell, 1892) (Diaspididae: Chrysomphalus)

Nomenclatural History

• Aspidiotus fodiens Maskell 1892: 10. Type data: AUSTRALIA: on Acacia sp.; collected by Mr. French.. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Auckland: New Zealand Arthropod Collection, Landcare Research, New Zealand; accepted valid name Illustr.
• Aspidiotus (Chrysomphalus) fodiens Maskell, 1892; Cockerell 1897i: 26. change of combination
• Chrysomphalus fodiens (Maskell, 1892); Leonardi 1899: 198. change of combination
• Chrysomphalus fodiens albus Laing 1929: 26. Type data: AUSTRALIA: Northern Territory, Darwin; collected by G.F. Hill.. Syntypes, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; junior synonym (discovered by Borchs1966, 290).
• Chrysomphalus albus McKenzie 1939: 53. junior synonym (discovered by Borchs1966, 290).

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 3 | Genera: 4

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• SmithPEvDo2012: pp.6-May ( Adult (F) ) [Key to the species of the genus Chrysomphalus]
• McKenz1939: pp.64 ( Adult (F) ) [World]

Remarks

• Structure: Scale of the female yellowish brown, with a darker, reddish brown band surrounding the pale, centrally placed exuviae; scale of the male similar in color to that of the female, oval, exuvia near one end (McKenzie, 1939).
• Economic Importance: Chua & Wood (1990) listed this species as a pest of banana in northern Australia.
• General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by McKenzie (1939).

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