Valid Names Results

Duplaspidiotus incisus Ferris, 1941 (Diaspididae: Duplaspidiotus)

Nomenclatural History

• Duplaspidiotus incisus Ferris 1941d: 341. Type data: PANAMA: Chiriqui Province, altitude of about 7000 feet on the Volcan de Chiriqui, on undetermined shrub of the family Ericaceae.. Holotype, female, Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 2 | Genera: 2

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• Ferris1942: pp.33 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]

Remarks

• Structure: Scale of the female, when free, circular quite high convex with the exuviae subcentral, the exuviae reddish brown, the scale dark brown or black. Scale of the male not recognized (Ferris, 1941d).
• Biology: Occurring on the bark, with a strong tendency to concealment under bark flakes and in cracks (Ferris, 1941d).
• General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Ferris (1941d).

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