Valid Names Results

Diaspidiotus marginalis (Brain, 1919) (Diaspididae: Diaspidiotus)

Nomenclatural History

• Aonidia marginalis Brain 1919: 216. Type data: SOUTH AFRICA: Transvaal, Zeerust, on stems of Rhus sp.; collected by A. Kelly, May 1915.. Lectotype, female, by subsequent designation (Muntin1970a,39). Type depository: Pretoria: South African National Collection of Insects, South Africa; accepted valid name Illustr.
• Diaspidiotus marginalis (Brain, 1919); Normark, et al. 2019: 60. change of combination

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• Muntin1965b: pp.189 ( Adult (F) ) [South Africa] Key as: Aonidia marginalis

Remarks

• Structure: Scale of adult female about 1.5 mm long, composed of large second exuviae, with a thin layer of buff-coloured secretion. Exuviae often showing through, black (Brain 1919).
• General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Brain (1919) and by Munting (1965a).

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