Valid Names Results
Contigaspis abdita (Munting, 1968) (Diaspididae: Contigaspis)Nomenclatural History
- Artemisaspis abdita Munting 1968a: 417-419. Type data: SOUTH AFRICA: Tosca, Vryburg District, on Rhigozum brevispinosa, 08/03/1967, by J. Munting. Holotype, female, Type depository: Pretoria: South African National Collection of Insects, South Africa; accepted valid name Notes: Paratypes in USNM and BMNH. Illustr.
- Contigaspis abdita (Munting, 1968); Danzig 1993: 353. change of combination Notes: Danzig (1993) synonymized the genus Artemisaspis Borchsenius with Contigaspis MacGillvray creating the combination Contigaspis abdita, but did not explicitly list it.
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 2 | Genera: 2
- Bignoniaceae
- Rhigozum brevispinosum | Muntin1968
- Rhigozum trichotomum | Muntin1969
- Fabaceae
- Lebeckia linearifolia | Muntin1969
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- South Africa | Muntin1968a
Keys
Remarks
- Structure: Female scale elongate, narrow in front, typically chionaspiform, about 3.5 mm long. Male puparium non-carinate, elongate, broadening posteriorly, dirty white in color (Munting, 1968a).
- Biology: Adult female well hidden under the surface layers of the host plant's bark, not easily detected (Munting, 1968a).
- General Remarks: Best description and illustration by Munting (1968a).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDovGi2014: catalog, chemical control, 230
- Muntin1968a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 417-419
- Muntin1969: distribution, host, 121
