Valid Names Results
Contigaspis coimbatorensis Borchsenius & Williams, 1963 (Diaspididae: Contigaspis)Nomenclatural History
- Contigaspis coimbatorensis Borchsenius & Williams 1963a: 598. Type data: INDIA: Tamil Nadu, Madras, Coimbatore, on Abutilon indicum, 18/01/1953, by T.S. Muthukrishnan. Holotype, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Notes: Paratype in ZMAS. Illustr.
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 3 | Genera: 3
- Fabaceae
- Tephrosia | BorchsWi1963a
- Tephrosia villosa | Sankar1984 | (= Tephrosia hirta)
- Malvaceae
- Abutilon indicum | BorchsWi1963a
- Moringaceae
- Moringa oleifera | TulsyaPr1985
Foes:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Aphelinidae
- Encarsia | Sankar1984
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 2
- India
- Bihar | TulsyaPr1985
- Karnataka | Sankar1984
- Tamil Nadu | BorchsWi1963a
- Sri Lanka | BorchsWi1963a
Keys
- BorchsWi1963a: pp.596 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of Contigaspis]
Remarks
- Systematics: Contigaspis coimbatorensis is closely related to C. indigoferae. The females of C. coimbatorensis are differentiated by their better developed pygidial plates, longer median pygidial lobes and smaller dorsal ducts in the median part of pygidium (Borchsenius & Williams, 1963a).
- Structure: Female scale is elongate, pyriform, convex, white or yellowish with bright brownish exuviae protruding from narrow end, 2 mm long. Scale of male nymph elongate, white with distinct longitudinal grooves, 1-1.2 mm long. Adult female oviform (Borchsenius & Williams, 1963a).
- General Remarks: Best description and illustration by Borchsenius & Williams (1963a).
Illustrations
Citations
- Ali1970: catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, 13
- Borchs1966: catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, 81
- BorchsWi1963a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 596, 598, 610
- Gavril2018: reproduction, 236
- Sankar1984: biological control, distribution, host, 21
- TulsyaPr1985: distribution, host, 225-226
- Varshn2002: distribution, host, 60
