Valid Names Results
Duplachionaspis sansevieriae Williams, 1955 (Diaspididae: Duplachionaspis)Nomenclatural History
- Duplachionaspis sansevieriae Williams 1955: 142-144. Type data: SOUTH AFRICA: Mkuzi Game Reserve, on Sansevieria sp., ?/08/1946, by H.K. Munro. Holotype, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Notes: Paratypes in the Musée Royal du Congo Belge. Illustr.
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Asparagaceae
- Sansevieria | Willia1955
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 2
- Mozambique | Almeid1971
- South Africa | Willia1955
Keys
- Muntin1977: pp.8 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of Duplachionaspis from southern Africa]
Remarks
- Systematics: Duplachionaspis sansevieriae is distinct due to the presence of a duct lying between the median lobes (Williams, 1955).
- Structure: Female scale white, elongate with pale brown exuviae. Male scale small with parallel sides, posterior end rounded; with a median carina. Adult female 1.2 mm long and 0.6 mm wide. Pygidium with two pairs of lobes (Williams, 1955).
- General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Williams (1955).
Illustrations
Citations
- Almeid1971: distribution, host, 11
- Borchs1966: catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, 130-131
- Giliom1966: catalog, distribution, host, 423
- Muntin1977: distribution, taxonomy, 8
- Takagi1971: distribution, host, 130
- Willia1955: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 142-144
