Valid Names Results

Diaspidiotus armenicus (Borchsenius, 1935) (Diaspididae: Diaspidiotus)

Nomenclatural History

• Aspidiotus armenicus Borchsenius 1935: 132. Type data: ARMENIA: Erivanskii region, Erevan, on Populus sp.. Lectotype, female, by subsequent designation (Danzig1993,198). Type depository: St. Petersburg: Zoological Museum, Academy of Science, Russia; accepted valid name Illustr.
• Diaspidiotus armenicus (Borchsenius, 1935); Borchsenius 1949d: 240. change of combination
• Quadraspidiotus armeniacus (Borchsenius, 1935); Borchsenius 1949d: 240. emendation that is unjustified
• Quadraspidiotus armenicus (Borchsenius, 1935); Balachowsky 1950b: 472. change of combination
• Quadraspidiotus armeniacus (Borchsenius, 1935); Balachowsky 1950b: 472. emendation that is unjustified
• Diaspidiotus armenicus (Borchsenius, 1935); Danzig & Pellizzari 1998: 228. revived combination (previously published)

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 4 | Genera: 5

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• MoghadWa2021: pp.78-79 ( Adult (F) ) [Diaspidiotus in Iran]
• Danzig1993: pp.179-182 ( Adult (F) ) [Europe]
• Balach1950b: pp.402 ( Adult (F) ) [Mediterranean]
• Borchs1935: pp.127-128 ( Adult (F) ) [Former USSR]

Remarks

• Structure: Scale of adult female circular, slightly convex, yellowish-white in colour. Exuviae situated in the central part of scale, orange in colour. Diameter of scale 2.0-2.2 mm. Males unknown (Borchsenius, 1935). Slide-mounted adult female pyriform, prosoma becoming sclerotized with maturity. Anterior and posterior spiracles without associated disc pores. Pygidium with 3 pairs of well-developed lobes. Median lobes (L1) large, slightly convergent, asymmetric, each rounded apically, with 1 notch on outer margin. Second lobes (L2) smaller than L1, convergent, each asymmetric, with rounded apex and outer margin oblique. Third lobes (L3) smaller than L2. Plates absent. (Moghaddam & Watson, 2021)
• Biology: D. armenicus can be found on the bark of the trunk and branches, and small populations are difficult to detect. (Rouhani, et al., 2018)
• General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Borchsenius (1935), Balachowsky (1950b) and by Danzig (1993).

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