Valid Names Results
Diaspis elaeidis Munting, 1969 (Diaspididae: Diaspis)Nomenclatural History
- Diaspis elaeidis Munting 1969: 122-123. Type data: ANGOLA: Novo Redondo, on Elaeis guineensis, 16/02/1967, by H. Cardoso. Holotype, female, Type depository: Pretoria: South African National Collection of Insects, South Africa; accepted valid name Illustr.
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 2 | Genera: 2
- Arecaceae
- Elaeis guineensis | Muntin1969
- Ebenaceae
- Diospyros mannii | CouturMaRi1985
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 3
- Angola | Muntin1969
- Cote d'Ivoire (=Ivory Coast) | Muntin1969
- Nigeria | Muntin1969
Keys
Remarks
- Systematics: Diaspis elaeidis is close to Chionaspis lutea Newstead (=D. echinocacti), but differs from it in the distribution of the dorsal pygidial ducts (Munting, 1969).
- Structure: Female scale exceedingly thin and papery, whitish with golden yellow exuviae. Adult female 0.7-0.9 mm long, oval, with lateral margins of metathorax and first two abdominal segments rounded and produced (Munting, 1969).
- General Remarks: Best description and illustration by Munting (1969).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDovGi2014: catalog, 231
- CouturMaRi1985: biological control, distribution, host, 278
- Muntin1969: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 122-123
- Takagi1985: taxonomy, 4
