Valid Names Results

Dicirculaspis bibursa (Ferris, 1938) (Diaspididae: Dicirculaspis)

Nomenclatural History

• Circulaspis bibursa Ferris 1938a: 157. Type data: U.S.A.: Texas, cliffs at Fort Davis, on grass.. Lectotype, female, by subsequent designation (BenDov1988b,24). Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.
• Dicirculaspis bibursa (Ferris, 1938); Ben-Dov 1988b: 23. change of combination

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 3

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• BenDov1988b: pp.23 ( Adult (F) ) [World]
• McDani1974: pp.417-418 ( Adult (F) ) [U.S.A.: Texas]
• Ferris1942: pp.65 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]

Remarks

• Structure: Scale of the female white, elongate, oval, tapering posteriorly; that of the male white, slender, elongate (Ferris, 1938a).
• Biology: Occurring beneath the sheathing bases of the leaves.
• General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Ferris (1938a) and by Ben-Dov (1988b).

Illustrations

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