Valid Names Results

Duplachionaspis saccharifolii (Zehntner, 1897) (Diaspididae: Duplachionaspis)

Nomenclatural History

• Chionaspis sacchari-folii Zehntner 1897: 1-10. Type data: INDONESIA: Java, on Saccharum officinarum. Syntypes, unknown, accepted valid name Notes: Type material lost (Zehntner, 1954). Illustr.
• Chionaspis saccharifolia Zehntner, 1897; Earle 1928: 173. misspelling of species epithet
• Chionaspis saccharifolii Zehntner, 1897; Dammerman 1929: 252. emendation that is justified
• Duplachionaspis saccharifolii (Zehntner, 1897); Takagi 1971: 130. change of combination
• Duplachionaspis saccharjolii (Zehntner, 1897); Yu & Suh 2012: 66. misspelling of species epithet

Common Names

• cane leaf scale of Java Dammer1929
• tubo scale VelasqRi1969

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 2

Foes:

Families: 2 | Genera: 2

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• YuSu2012: pp.66 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of Duplachionaspis from East Palaearctic Region]
• Chen1983: pp.59 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of Duplachionaspis]
• Chou1982: pp.75 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to Chinese species of Duplachionaspis]

Remarks

• Structure: Female scale white, oblong, 3-5 mm long. Adult female yellow. Adult males resemble those of Chionaspis madiunensis, but are smaller (Dammerman, 1929).
• Biology: Females lay 100-130 eggs and the life cycle is completed in 24-30 days (RaoSa1969).
• Economic Importance: On older sugarcane leaves D. saccharifolii causes yellowish red spots, younger leaves may be killed entirely (Dammerman, 1929).

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