Valid Names Results

Helaspis mexicana is now Mckenzieana mexicana (McKenzie, 1963) (Diaspididae: Mckenzieana)

Nomenclatural History

• Helaspis mexicana McKenzie 1963: 34. Type data: MEXICO: State of Sinaloa, at Mazatlan, on Roupala sp.. Holotype, female, Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.
• Mckenzieana mexicana (McKenzie, 1963); Meng & Xing 2022: 299. change of combination

Common Names

• Mexican helaspis scale McKenz1963

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

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Remarks

• Structure: Female scale about 1 mm long, 0.85 mm wide; no further characters were available for the original description (McKenzie, 1963).
• Biology: This scale was observed mostly on the fruits of its host (McKenzie, 1963).
• General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by McKenzie (1963).

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