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Clavaspis pedilanthi (Ferris, 1921) (Diaspididae: Clavaspis)

Nomenclatural History

Aspidiotus pedilanthi Ferris 1921: 127. Type data: MEXICO: Baja California, near Pescadero, on Pedilanthus macrocarpa ("candelilla").. Holotype, female, Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.
Clavaspis pedilanthi (Ferris, 1921); Ferris 1938a: 208. change of combination

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 5 | Genera: 5

Asteraceae

Franseria | Ferris1921

Euphorbiaceae

Euphorbia lomelii | Ferris1921 McDani1968

Malvaceae

Horsfordia | Ferris1921

Salicaceae

Populus | Ferris1921

Solanaceae

Lycium | Ferris1938a

Geographic Distribution

Countries: 2

Mexico

Baja California Norte | Ferris1921

United States

Texas | McDani1968

Keys

Ferris1942: pp.32 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]

Remarks

Structure: Scale of the female white; circular, about 1.5 mm in diameter; flat, gray; exuviae subcentral. Male scale slightly elongate with the exuvia near the middle (Ferris, 1921, 1938a).
Biology: The type specimens were taken off the stem base and roots, while the records from Texas were collected on stems (Ferris, 1938a).
General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Ferris (1921, 1938a).

Illustrations

Citations

BenDovGe2003: catalog, 312-313
Borchs1966: catalog, 318
Ferris1921: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 127-128
Ferris1938a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 208
Ferris1941e: taxonomy, 46
Ferris1942: taxonomy, 446:32
Lindin1957: taxonomy, 547
McDani1968: distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 236,238
Nakaha1982: distribution, host, 25