Valid Names Results

Diaspidiotus socialis (Hoke, 1927) (Diaspididae: Diaspidiotus)

Nomenclatural History

• Aspidiotus socialis Hoke 1927: 349. Type data: U.S.A.: Mississippi, Aberdeen, on Quercus sp.. Holotype, female, Type depository: Mississippi State (Starkeville): Mississippi Entomological Museum, Mississippi State University, Mississippi, USA.; accepted valid name Illustr.
• Quadraspidiotus socialis (Hoke, 1927); Ferris 1938a: 260. change of combination
• Diaspidiotus socialis (Hoke, 1927); Ben-Dov & German 2003: 438. change of combination

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• McDani1970: pp.429 ( Adult (F) ) [U.S.A.: Texas]
• Ferris1942: pp.40 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]

Remarks

• Structure: Scale of the female color yellowish brown; moderately convex; circular, 1 mm in diameter; exuviae subcentral, covered by secretion. Male scale not observed (Hoke, 1927).
• Biology: Occurring on the bark of the host (Ferris, 1938a).
• General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Ferris (1938a).

Illustrations

Citations