Valid Names Results
Epidiaspis peragrata Ferris, 1941 (Diaspididae: Epidiaspis)Nomenclatural History
- Epidiaspis peragrata Ferris 1941d: SIII-282. Type data: MEXICO: Colima, Manzanillo, on Struthanthus venetus, 1925, by G.F. Ferris. 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
- Loranthaceae
- Struthanthus interruptus | Ferris1941d | (= Struthanthus venetus)
- Menispermaceae
- Hyperbaena denticulata | Ferris1941d
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 2
- Mexico
- Colima | Ferris1941d
- Panama | Ferris1941d
Keys
- Ferris1942: pp.SIV-446:54 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of Epidiaspis]
Remarks
- Structure: Female scale flat, circular, slightly convex, white or slightly brown, more or less concealed under bark flakes or under the epidermis of host. Male scale white or slightly brown. Adult female about 0.75 mm long, derm slightly sclerotized, especially in the anterior regions (Ferris, 1941d).
- General Remarks: Best description and illustration by Ferris (1941d).
Illustrations
Citations
- Borchs1966: catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, 181
- Ferris1941d: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, SIII-282
- Ferris1942: taxonomy, SIV-446:54
