Valid Names Results
Clavaspis subcuticularis (Green, 1916) (Diaspididae: Clavaspis)Nomenclatural History
- Aspidiotus (Aonidiella) subcuticularis Green 1916e: 54. Type data: AUSTRALIA: Northern Australia, on Ficus orbicularis.. Syntypes, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.
- Aonidiella subcuticularis (Green, 1916); MacGillivray 1921: 444. change of combination
- Clavaspis subcuticularis (Green, 1916); Brimblecombe 1958: 63. change of combination
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Moraceae
- Ficus opposita | Brimbl1958 Green1916e
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- Australia
- Northern Territory | Brimbl1958 Green1916e
Keys
Remarks
- Structure: Female scale completely buried beneath the cuticle of the leaf, the reddish-brown larval exuviae partially exposed. The rest of the scale is closely adherent to and difficult to separate from the superimposed cuticle. Its presence is indicated by very inconspicuous blister-like swellings on the surface of the leaf. These vesicles have a diameter of from 2.0-2.5 mm. Nymphal pellicle with a denser median area (Green, 1916e). Female scale single and sparse, embedded within the leaf tissue with only the apex of the dark brown exuviae exposed; scale dense and brittle (Brimblecombe, 1958).
- General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Green (1916e) and by Brimblecombe (1958).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDovGe2003: catalog, 314
- Borchs1966: catalog, 319
- Brimbl1958: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 63-65
- Ferris1941e: taxonomy, 48
- Green1916e: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 54-55
- MacGil1921: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 444
- McKenz1938: taxonomy, 4
- Willia2017a: catalog, list of species, 233
