Valid Names Results

Dynaspidiotus regnieri (Balachowsky, 1928) (Diaspididae: Dynaspidiotus)

Nomenclatural History

• Hemiberlesia regnieri Balachowsky 1928a: 123. Type data: MOROCCO: Cedraies d'Azrou (Moyen Atlas), on Cedrus libanotica v. atlantica; collected 19 April, 1926.. Holotype, female, Type depository: Paris: Museum National d'Histoire naturelle, France; accepted valid name Illustr.
• Hemiberlesia regneri Balachowsky, 1928; Balachowsky 1932d: VI. misspelling of species epithet
• Dynaspidiotus regnieri (Balachowsky, 1928); Balachowsky 1948b: 342. change of combination
• Dynaspidiotus regneri (Balachowsky, 1928); Balachowsky 1948b: 342. misspelling of species epithet
• Dynaspidiotus regneri (Balachowsky, 1928); Balachowsky 1954b: 109. misspelling of species epithet
• Dynaspidiotus regneri (Balachowsky, 1928); Kaussari 1954: 80. misspelling of species epithet
• Nuculaspis regnieri (Balachowsky, 1928); Borchsenius 1966: 275. change of combination
• Dynaspidiotus regnieri (Balachowsky, 1928); Danzig & Pellizzari 1998: 254. revived combination (previously published)

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 2 | Genera: 2

Foes:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• Balach1948b: pp.327 ( Adult (F) ) [Mediterranean]
• Balach1928a: pp.132 ( Adult (F) ) [North Africa]

Remarks

• Structure: Illustration of scale cover by Balachowsky (1928a). Female scale oval, elongate, 2.5-2.6 mm long; thin and truncated at apices; highly convex, retracted laterally; exuviae central, yellow gold; secretion of adult white; ventral vellum almost absent. Male scale unknown (Balachowsky, 1928a).
• Economic Importance: Reported as a serious pest of Cedrus in Spain (Del Estal et al., 1994).
• General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Balachowsky (1928a, 1948b).

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