Valid Names Results
Crenulaspidiotus dicentron Miller & Davidson, 1981 (Diaspididae: Crenulaspidiotus)Nomenclatural History
- Crenulaspidiotus dicentron Miller & Davidson 1981: 560. Type data: PUERTO RICO: on Coccoloba pirifolia; collected May 5, 1940.. 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: 1
- Polygonaceae
- Coccoloba | MillerDa1981
- Coccoloba diversifolia | MillerDa1981
- Coccoloba pyrifolia | MillerDa1981
- Coccoloba sintenisii | MillerDa1981
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- Puerto Rico & Vieques Island
- Puerto Rico | MillerDa1981
Keys
- MillerDa1981: pp.537-538 ( Adult (F) ) [World]
Remarks
- Structure: Female dorsal scale dark, convex, circular (Miller & Davidson, 1981).
- Biology: Found predominantly on upper surface of leaves, and often under the outer epidermis of leaf tissue (Miller & Davidson, 1981).
- General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female and nymphs by Miller & Davidson (1981).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDovGe2003: catalog, 319-320
- MillerDa1981: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 541,551-552,560-563
