Valid Names Results

Diaspidiotus mairei (Balachowsky, 1928) (Diaspididae: Diaspidiotus)

Nomenclatural History

• Hemiberlesia mairei Balachowsky 1928a: 128. Type data: MOROCCO: South Taroudant, Adar-Quaman (Anti-Atlas), on Laburnum platycarpum; collected 1922.. Holotype, female, Type depository: Paris: Museum National d'Histoire naturelle, France; accepted valid name Illustr.
• Targionia regnieri Rungs 1933: 114. Type data: MOROCCO: Mamora Forest, on Ulex spectabilis; collected by Ch. Rungs, 28.iii.1933.. Holotype, female, Type depository: Paris: Museum National d'Histoire naturelle, France; junior synonym (discovered by Borchs1966, 333). Illustr.
• Hemiberlesea mairei; Balachowsky 1935b: 257. misspelling of genus name
• Aspidiotus mairei (Balachowsky, 1928); Lindinger 1936: 157. change of combination
• Hemiberlesea mairei; Gómez-Menor Ortega 1937: 118. misspelling of genus name
• Hemiberlesia regnieri (Rungs, 1933); Ferris 1941e: 47. change of combination
• Quadraspidiotus mairei (Balachowsky, 1928); Balachowsky 1950b: 440. change of combination
• Diaspidiotus mairei (Balachowsky, 1928); Danzig & Pellizzari 1998: 235. change of combination

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 6 | Genera: 12

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• BlayGo1993: pp.528-529 ( Adult (F) ) [Spain]
• Balach1950b: pp.399 ( Adult (F) ) [Mediterranean]
• Balach1928a: pp.132 ( Adult (F) ) [North Africa]

Remarks

• Structure: Female scale circular, diameter 1.8-2 mm; highly convex; colour grey; exuviae central or subcentral brown, covered with white secretion; ventral vellum well developed (Balachowsky, 1928a). Male scale flat, oval, white with dark yellow exuviae, 1.2-1.4 mm (Balachowsky, 1950b).
• General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Balachowsky (1928a, 1950b).

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