Valid Names Results

Epelidochiton piperis (Maskell, 1882) (Coccidae: Epelidochiton)

Nomenclatural History

• Ctenochiton piperis Maskell 1882: 218. Type data: NEW ZEALAND: North Island, on Piper [=Macropiper] excelsum, January 1881, coll. W.M. Maskell.. Lectotype, female, by subsequent designation (HodgsoHe2000,113). Type depository: Auckland: New Zealand Arthropod Collection, Landcare Research, New Zealand; accepted valid name Illustr.
• Epelidochiton piperis (Maskell, 1882); Hodgson & Henderson 2000: 112. change of combination

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 12 | Genera: 12

Geographic Distribution

Keys

Remarks

• Structure: See colour photograph in Hodgson & Henderson (2000).
• General Remarks: Good description and illustration of the adult female given by Hodgson & Henderson (2000).

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