Valid Names Results
Conchaspis euphorbiae Brain, 1918 (Conchaspididae: Conchaspis)Nomenclatural History
- Conchaspis euphorbiae Brain 1918: 113. Type data: SOUTH AFRICA: Namaqualand, Concordia, on Euphorbia sp.. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Pretoria: South African National Collection of Insects, South Africa; accepted valid name Illustr.
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Euphorbiaceae
- Euphorbia | BenDov1974a BenDov1981c Brain1918 Giliom1966 Mamet1954b
- Euphorbia racemosa | BenDov1974a BenDov1981c | (= Euphorbia indecora)
- Euphorbia rhombifolia | BenDov1974a BenDov1981c | (= Euphorbia decussata)
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- Namibia (=South West Africa) | BenDov1974a BenDov1981c Brain1918 Giliom1966 Mamet1954b
Keys
- BenDov1974a: pp.370 ( Adult (F) ) [World]
- Mamet1954b: pp.238 ( Adult (F) ) [World]
Remarks
- Structure: Scale of female scale nearly circular, up to 6.5 mm in diameter; colour white; moderately convex; somewhat flattened on top, where it usually presents an irregular, central yellowish projection surrounded by a concentric ring. Scale of male elongate, white (Brain, 1918).
- General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Mamet (1954b).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDov1974a: distribution, host, key, 366, 369-372
- BenDov1981c: catalog, 148
- BenDov2006b: catalog, taxonomy, 190
- Brain1918: distribution, host, taxonomy, 113-114
- Giliom1966: catalog, 422
- Hodgso1967b: taxonomy, 3
- Mamet1954b: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 215-218, 238
- MillerMiSc1973: catalog, 7
- MunroFo1936: catalog, 33
- StoetzMi1979: catalog, 14
