Valid Names Results

Hemiberlesia ruebsaameni (Cockerell, 1902) (Diaspididae: Hemiberlesia)

Cryptophyllaspis rubsaameni Cockerell 1902a: 26. Type data: PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Bismarck Archipelago, on leaves of Codiaeum sp.; received from Mr. E.H. Rubsaamen.. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name
Cryptophyllaspis ruebsaameni Cockerell, 1902; Borchsenius 1966: 273. emendation that is justified
Abgrallaspis ruebsaameni (Cockerell, 1902); Williams & Watson 1988: 17. change of combination
Hemiberlesia ruebsaameni (Cockerell, 1902); Normark, Morse, Krewinski & Okusu 2014: 44. change of combination

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Countries: 1

Systematics: Williams & Watson (1988) indicated that a few original specimens were available for study, but they were in poor condition. The species seems to be a member of Abgrallaspis or a genus close to it (Williams & Watson, 1988).
Structure: Cockerell (1902a) noted that this species was found in small galls, cylindrical, about 2 mm long; thickly clustered on leaves of Codiaeum.
Biology: Causing small sub cylindrical galls (Cockerell, 1902a).