Valid Names Results
Epidiaspis salicicola Ferris, 1938 (Diaspididae: Epidiaspis)Nomenclatural History
- Epidiaspis salicicola Ferris 1938a: SII-142. Type data: UNITED STATES: Arizona, Phoenix, on Phoradendron californicum, 1925, by D.C. George. Holotype, female, Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.
Common Names
- salicicola scale Borchs1966
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 3 | Genera: 4
- Platanaceae
- Platanus | Gill1997
- Salicaceae
- Populus | Borchs1966
- Salix | Ferris1938a
- Santalaceae
- Phoradendron californicum | Ferris1938a
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- United States
- Arizona | Ferris1938a
- California | Ferris1938a
Keys
- Gill1997: pp.137 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to California species of Epidiaspis]
- Ferris1942: pp.SIV-446:54 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of Epidiaspis]
Remarks
- Systematics: Epidiaspis salicicola most closely resembles E. michoacana and E. montana, but differs from both in the much greater number of dorsal ducts and gland spines and from both in the character of the scales of both male and female (Ferris, 1938a).
- Structure: Female scale 1.5-2.0 mm in diameter, circular, slightly convex, white, with a tan subcentral exuviae. Males elongate, white, with a tan terminal exuviae (Gill, 1997).
- General Remarks: Best description and illustration by Ferris (1938a).
Illustrations
Citations
- Balach1954e: taxonomy, 218
- Borchs1966: catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, 181
- Ferris1938a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, SII-142
- Ferris1942: taxonomy, SIV-446:54
- Gill1997: description, distribution, economic importance, host, illustration, taxonomy, 137, 139, 140
- Kaussa1964: taxonomy, 19
- McKenz1956: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 31, 111
- Nakaha1982: distribution, 35
- PooleGe1997: distribution, 348
- VonEll2025: distribution, 24
