Valid Names Results

Clavaspis mori (Herrick, 1910) (Diaspididae: Clavaspis)

Nomenclatural History

• Aspidiotus mori Herrick 1910: 22. Type data: U.S.A.: Texas, Banks of Brazos River, six miles from the Agricultural and Mechanical College, College Station, on underside of branches of native red mulberry, Morus rubra.. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.
• Diaspidiotus mori (Herrick, 1910); MacGillivray 1921: 413. change of combination
• Clavaspis mori (Herrick, 1910); Ferris 1938a: 207. change of combination

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• McDani1968: pp.230-231 ( Adult (F) ) [U.S.A.: Texas]
• Ferris1942: pp.31 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]

Remarks

• Structure: Scale of the female circular or subcircular, flat, described as like that of the female but smaller and elongated (Ferris, 1938a).
• Biology: Occurring on the branches (Ferris, 1938a).
• General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Ferris (1938a).

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