Valid Names Results

Diaspis dionis (Diaspididae: Diaspididae_incertae_sedis)

Nomenclatural History

• Chermes dionis Boisduval 1867: 327. Type data: FRANCE: On Dion edule. Unknown type status, unknown, incertae sedis Notes: Type material probably lost.
• Diaspis dionis (Boisduval, 1867); Lindinger 1935: 134. change of combination
• Diaspis dioonis (Boisduval, 1867); Lindinger 1935: 134. misspelling of species epithet
• Diaspis dionis (Boisduval, 1867); Borchsenius 1966: 372. change of combination

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Ecological Associates

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Families: 1 | Genera: 1

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Remarks

• Systematics: Although Lindinger (1935) considered Diaspis dionis to be a junior synonym of Furchadaspis zamieae, the original description does not provide sufficient evidence to support this hypothesis. Borchsenius (1966) treated Diaspis dionis as incertae sedis.

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