Valid Names Results

Diaspidiotus cryptus (Ferris, 1953) (Diaspididae: Diaspidiotus)

Nomenclatural History

• Quadraspidiotus cryptus Ferris 1953: 67. Type data: CHINA: Yunnan Province, in compound of the American Consulate at Kunming, on a species of Juniperus; collected by G.F. Ferris, April 23, 1949.. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.
• Diaspidiotus cryptus (Ferris, 1953); Danzig & Pellizzari 1998: 230. change of combination

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• Chou1985: pp.311 ( Adult (F) ) [Species of China]

Remarks

• Structure: Scale of the female quite flat, roughly circular and white or gray. Scale of the male slightly elongate and darker than the female (Ferris, 1953).
• Biology: Occurring mostly on the inner face of the more or less closely oppressed needles of the host, especially near the tips of the twigs (Ferris, 1953).
• General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Ferris (1953) and by Chou (1985, 1986).

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