Valid Names Results
Himalaspis caroli (Green, 1919) (Diaspididae: Himalaspis)Nomenclatural History
- Chionaspis caroli Green 1919c: 434-435. Type data: INDIA: Darjiling, on Thea sp., by C.B. Antram. Syntypes, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.
- Lepidosaphes caroli (Green, 1919); Lindinger 1933: 32. change of combination
- Lineaspis caroli (Green, 1919); Borchsenius 1966: 104. change of combination
- Himalaspis caroli (Green, 1919); Takagi 2007a. change of combination
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 2 | Genera: 2
- Cupressaceae
- Thuja occidentalis | Bodenh1953
- Theaceae
- Camellia | Green1919c | (= Thea)
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- India
- West Bengal | Green1919c
Keys
Remarks
- Systematics: Lineaspis differs from Himalaspis especially in having a pair of gland spines between the median trullae. It is very similar to Himalaspis in other features.
- Structure: Female scale snowy white, smooth; exuviae fulvous, form elongate, moderately dilated behind. Male scale white, narrow elongate, transverse section lenticular, without carinae. Adult female narrow in front, widest across abdomen, increasing in width up to the segment immediately preceeding the pygidium (Green, 1919c).
- General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Green (1919c).
Illustrations
Citations
- Ali1969a: distribution, host, 40
- Borchs1966: catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, 104
- Green1919c: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 434-435
- Lindin1933: taxonomy, 32
- Ramakr1921a: catalog, distribution, host, 353
- Varshn2002: distribution, host, 67
- Willia2017a: catalog, list of species, 220
