Valid Names Results
Diaspis simmondsiae Ferris, 1921 (Diaspididae: Diaspis)Nomenclatural History
- Diaspis simmondsiae Ferris 1921: 95-96. Type data: MEXICO: Baja California Sur, La Paz, on Simmondsia californica. Holotype, female, Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.
Common Names
- jojoba scale DeBach1984
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 2 | Genera: 2
- Fouquieriaceae
- Fouquieria | Nakaha1982
- Simmondsiaceae
- Simmondsia californica | Ferris1921
- Simmondsia chinensis | Bibby1961
Foes:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Aphelinidae
- Aphytis simmondsiae | DeBach1984 MyartsRu2000
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 2
- Mexico | Nakaha1982
- Baja California Sur | Ferris1921 MyartsRu2000
- United States
- Arizona | Bibby1961
Keys
- Ferris1942: pp.SIV-446:52 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of Diaspis]
Remarks
- Systematics: Diaspis simmondsiae is similar in form to D. texensis, D. manzanitae and D. toumeyi.
- Structure: Female scale white, circular, flat, with exuviae subcentral. Male scale white, noncarinate (Ferris, 1937).
- Biology: Female scales occur on host leaves and male scales often occur in masses about the females (Ferris, 1937).
- General Remarks: Detailed descriptions and illustrations by Ferris (1921 and 1937).
Illustrations
Citations
- Bibby1961: distribution, host, 330
- Borchs1966: catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, 173
- DeBach1984: biological control, distribution, host, 104, 110
- Ferris1921: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 95-96
- Ferris1937: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, SI-41
- Ferris1942: taxonomy, SIV-446:52
- MyartsRu2000: biological control, distribution, host, 13, 25
- MyartsRuCo2016: distribution, host, natural enemies, 82-89
- Nakaha1982: distribution, host, 33
- PooleGe1997: distribution, 348
- Willia2017a: catalog, list of species, 232
