Valid Names Results

Dinaspis magna Ferris, 1941 (Diaspididae: Dinaspis)

Nomenclatural History

• Dinaspis magna Ferris 1941d: SIII-280. Type data: PANAMA: Chiriqui Province, Volcan de Chiriqui, at 8000 feet, on unidentified Bambuseae, 1938, by G.F. Ferris. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.
• Mytilococcus magna (Ferris, 1941); Lindinger 1957: 548. change of combination

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• Ferris1942: pp.SIV-446:53 ( ) [Key to species of Dinaspis Leonardi]

Remarks

• Structure: Female scale long and slender, pale brown, blends in with host. Adult female about 2.6 mm long, unusually large (Ferris, 1941d).
• Biology: Dinaspis magna is found concealed among the bracts and profuse branches of host (Ferris, 1941d).
• General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Ferris (1941d).

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