Valid Names Results
Fiorinia neriifolii Borchsenius & Williams, 1962 (Diaspididae: Fiorinia)Nomenclatural History
- Fiorinia neriifolii Borchsenius & Williams 1962: 70. Type data: PAKISTAN: Rawalpindi, on Nerium sp., 05/11/1959, by M.A. Ghani. Holotype, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 3 | Genera: 3
- Apocynaceae
- Nerium | BorchsWi1962
- Nerium indicum | AhmadGh1972
- Primulaceae
- Myrsine africana | AhmadGh1972
- Rosaceae
- Eriobotrya japonica | AhmadGh1972
Foes:
Families: 1 | Genera: 3
- Aphelinidae
- Aphytis | AhmadGh1972
- Coccobius | AhmadGh1972 | (= Physcus)
- Encarsia citrina | AhmadGh1972 | (= Aspidiotiphagus citrinus)
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- Pakistan | BorchsWi1962
Keys
Remarks
- Systematics: Fiorinia neriifolii is similar to F. turpiniae in that the median lobes of adult female do not form a notch at apex of pygidium, but it differs from this species in possessing shorter lobes and fewer gland spines (Borchsenius & Williams, 1962).
- Structure: Female scale 1 mm long, composed of exuviae of 2nd stage, elongate oval, dark brown; exuviae of 1st stage same color, lying at one end. Adult female membranous except for pygidium, broadly pyriform, about 0.75 mm long, rounded posteriorly (Borchsenius & Williams, 1962).
- General Remarks: Best description and illustration by Borchsenius & Williams (1962).
Illustrations
Citations
- Ahmad1970: taxonomy, 711
- AhmadGh1972: biological control, distribution, host, 87
- Ali1969a: distribution, host, 46
- Borchs1966: catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, 146
- BorchsWi1962: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 69-70
- DanzigPe1998: catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, 261
- Varshn2002: distribution, host, 65
