Valid Names Results

Dentaspis gibber (Hall, 1929) (Diaspididae: Dentaspis)

Chionaspis (Dinaspis) gibber Hall 1929a: 372-373. Type data: ZIMBABWE: Darwendale, on unknown shrub, 28/11/1928. Syntypes, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.
Dentaspis gibber (Hall, 1929); Hall 1946a: 514. change of combination
Unaspis gibbera (Hall, 1929); Lindinger 1957: 548. change of combination
Unaspis gibbera (Hall, 1929); Lindinger 1957: 548. misspelling of species epithet
Dentaspis gibber (Hall, 1929); Borchsenius 1966: 35. revived combination (previously published)

Countries: 1

Hall1946a: pp.514 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of Dentaspis]
MacGil1921: pp.337 ( ) [Species of Unachionaspis] Key as: Unachionaspis globosus

Systematics: The extraordinary humpbacked nature of the female scales, the relatively small number of dorsal pores on the pygidium and their large size are characteristic of Dentaspis gibber (Hall, 1929a).
Structure: Puparium of adult female small and pyriform, so highly convex that it appears humpbacked. Larval exuviae golden brown, nymphal exuviae of a similar color, entirely covered by a thin film of white secretionary matter which is often knocked off over the larval exuviae, but remains intact over the nymphal exuviae and partially obscures the color. Adult female pyriform (Hall, 1929a).
General Remarks: Best description and illustration by Hall (1929a).