Valid Names Results
Galeomytilus obesus Takagi, 1995 (Diaspididae: Galeomytilus)Nomenclatural History
- Galeomytilus obesus Takagi 1995a: 30-32. Type data: PHILIPPINES: Palawan, Batarasa, Salogon, on Colona serratifolia, 17/08/1993. Holotype, female, Type depository: Los Banos: Entomological Museum, Museum of Natural History, University of the Philippines at Los Banos, College, Laguna, Luzon, Philippines; accepted valid name Illustr.
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Malvaceae
- Colona serratifolia | Takagi1995a
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- Philippines
- Palawan | Takagi1995a
Keys
Remarks
- Structure: Female scale brown, elongate, slender, parallel-sided, cylindrical with ventral portion complete, dorsal surface with transverse curved ribs; 2nd exuvial cast swollen to form a helmet-like covering at anterior end of test; 1st exuvial cast often absent. Male scale similar, lighter in color and with transverse ribs more prominent. Adult female body plump and cylindrical (Takagi, 1995a).
- General Remarks: Best description and illustration by Takagi (1995a).
Illustrations
Citations
- Takagi1995a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 30-32, 59-60, 75-79
- Takagi2003: host, structure, 108
- Takagi2008: taxonomy, 93
- TakagiMa2010: phylogeny, structure, taxonomy, 45-46
