Valid Names Results

Diaspidiotus arroyoi (Balachowsky, 1968) (Diaspididae: Diaspidiotus)

Nomenclatural History

Quadraspidiotus arroyoi Balachowsky 1968: 75. Type data: CANARY ISLANDS: Tenerife, Las Canadas, 2100 meters altitude, near Pico de Teide, on Spartocytisus nubigenus.. Holotype, female, Type depository: Paris: Museum National d'Histoire naturelle, France; accepted valid name Illustr.
Diaspidiotus arroyoi (Balachowsky, 1968); Danzig & Pellizzari 1998: 228. change of combination

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Fabaceae

Cytisus supranubius | Balach1968 PellizPo2017 | (= Spartocytisus nubigenus)

Geographic Distribution

Countries: 1

Canary Islands | Balach1968 MatileOr2001

Keys

Remarks

Structure: Female scale circular, highly convex; larval exuviae subcentral, red, slightly covered by wax secretion of adult; adult secretion white; 1-1.5 to 2 mm. Male scale unknown (Balachowsky, 1968).
General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Balachowsky (1968).

Illustrations

Citations

Balach1968: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 75-79
BenDovGe2003: catalog, 348
DanzigPe1998: catalog, 228
MatileOr2001: distribution, host, 190
Muntin1969: taxonomy, 139
PellizPo2017: distribution, host, 107