Valid Names Results

Diaspis muntingii Fonseca, 1973 (Diaspididae: Diaspis)

Nomenclatural History

• Diaspis muntingii Fonseca 1973: 255-256. Type data: BRAZIL: Sao Paulo, Serra da Cantareira, on Solanacea sp., ?/07/1959, by J. Fonseca. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Sao Paulo: Instituto Biologico de Sao Paulo, Brazil; accepted valid name Illustr.

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Ecological Associates

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Families: 1 | Genera: 1

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Remarks

• Systematics: Diaspis muntingii is close to D. hereriana (Fonseca, 1973).
• Structure: Female scale slightly convex; exuviae yellowish and subcentral (Fonseca, 1973).
• Biology: Diaspis muntingii was found with Septobasidium (Fonseca, 1973).
• General Remarks: Best description and illustration by Fonseca (1973).

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