Valid Names Results
Conchaspis orchidarum Mamet, 1954 (Conchaspididae: Conchaspis)Nomenclatural History
- Conchaspis orchidarum Mamet 1954b: 226. Type data: PANAMA: Canal Zone and COLOMBIA: Carthagena, the specific host plant of the holotype not indicated; type-series taken from orchids, Lockhartia pallida, Epidendrum cilliaris and Oncidium ampliatum.. Holotype, female, Type depository: Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 3
- Orchidaceae
- Epidendrum ciliare | BenDov1981c Mamet1954b
- Lockhartia acuta | BenDov1981c Mamet1954b
- Rossioglossum ampliatum | BenDov1981c Mamet1954b
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 3
- Colombia | BenDov1981c Mamet1954b
- Panama | Mamet1954b
- Panama Canal Zone | BenDov1981c Mamet1954b
Keys
- BenDov1974a: pp.371 ( Adult (F) ) [World]
- Mamet1954b: pp.239 ( Adult (F) ) [World]
Remarks
- Structure: Scale of female almost circular, white, semi-transparent, conical, with margin flattened, with 6-8 well marked ridges or carinae radiating from the apex to the internal limit of the flattened margin. Diameter, about 2 mm (Mamet, 1954b).
- General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Mamet (1954b).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDov1974a: taxonomy, 371
- BenDov1981c: catalog, 149
- BenDov2006b: catalog, taxonomy, 193-194
- Mamet1954b: distribution, host, taxonomy, 226-228
- StoetzMi1980: taxonomy, 10
