Valid Names Results

Diaspis helveola Laing, 1932 (Diaspididae: Diaspis)

Nomenclatural History

Diaspis helveola Laing 1932: 65-67. Type data: ZAIRE: Kasai, on Baikiaea robynsii, 01/02/1931. Syntypes, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Fabaceae

Baikiaea robynsii | Laing1932

Geographic Distribution

Countries: 1

Democratic Republic of the Congo (=Zaire) | Laing1932

Keys

Hall1946a: pp.515 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of Diaspis]

Remarks

Structure: Puparium pale greenish yellow, subcircular, flat, thin and papery in texture; exuviae subcentral and greenish yellow, 1.5-2.0 mm in diameter. Adult female clearing completely in potash, thin, broadly ovate, cephalic end distinctly flat (Laing, 1932).
General Remarks: Best description and illustration by Laing (1932).

Illustrations

Citations

Borchs1966: catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, 172
Ghesqu1932: distribution, host, illustration, 58
Hall1946a: distribution, host, 515, 550
Laing1932: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 65-67
MayneGh1934: distribution, host, 35