Valid Names Results

Clavaspis dentata Ferris, 1942 (Diaspididae: Clavaspis)

Nomenclatural History

• Clavaspis dentata Ferris 1942: 427. Type data: PANAMA: Chiriqui Province, between Dolega and David, on an undetermined tree.. Holotype, female, Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• WeiScNo2021: pp.17-23 ( Adult (F) ) [Aspidiotini from Panama]
• Ferris1942: pp.31 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]

Remarks

• Structure: Scale of the female, as nearly as can be determined, roughly circular, brown, quite hard and brittle. Scale of the male not recognized (Ferris, 1942).
• Biology: Occurring on the trunk, concealed beneath bark flakes (Ferris, 1942).
• General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Ferris (1942).

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