Valid Names Results
Hemiberlesia lottoi Balachowsky, 1956 (Diaspididae: Hemiberlesia)Nomenclatural History
- Hemiberlesia lottoi Balachowsky 1956: 110. Type data: KENYA: Nairobi, on Ficus mallatocarpa.. Holotype, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 2 | Genera: 2
- Moraceae
- Ficus sur | Balach1956 CouturMaRi1985 | (= Ficus mallotocarpa)
- Sapotaceae
- Chrysophyllum taiense | CouturMaRi1985 | (= Gambeya taiensis)
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 3
- Cote d'Ivoire (=Ivory Coast) | CouturMaRi1985
- Kenya | Balach1956
- Madagascar | Borchs1966 Mamet1959a
Keys
- Balach1956: pp.105-108 ( Adult (F) ) [Africa]
Remarks
- Structure: Female scale subcircular; moderately convex; light brown; exuviae more darker, central or subcentral. Male scale unknown (Balachowsky, 1956).
- General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Balachowsky (1956). This species was named after Giovanni De Lotto. Though Balachowsky (1956) mispelled the last name De Lotto, the original species epithet must be retained.
Illustrations
Citations
- Balach1956: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 110-111
- BenDovGe2003: catalog, 545-546
- Borchs1966: catalog, 309
- CouturMaRi1985: distribution, host, 278
- Mamet1959a: distribution, host, 388
- Watson2021: distribution, 523
