Valid Names Results
Howardia stricklandi Williams, 1960 (Diaspididae: Howardia)Nomenclatural History
- Howardia stricklandi Williams 1960c: 391-393. Type data: GHANA: Tafo, on Theobroma cacao, 06/06/1946, by A.H. Strickland. Holotype, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 2 | Genera: 2
- Malvaceae
- Theobroma cacao | Willia1960c
- Meliaceae
- Khaya grandifoliola | WilliaWa1988
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 2
- Ghana | Willia1960c
- Western Samoa | WilliaWa1988
Keys
- WilliaWa1988: pp.137 ( ) [Key to species of Howardia]
Remarks
- Systematics: Howardia stricklandi differs from H. biclavis in its shape which is fusiform and membranous, while H. biclavis is turbinate and heavily sclerotized at maturity (Williams, 1960c).
- Structure: Female scale pale brown, elongate, exuviae terminal, 3.0 mm long, 1.0 mm wide. Adult female fusiform, 2.5 mm long, membranous except for pygidium (Williams, 1960c).
- General Remarks: Best description and illustration by Williams (1960c).
Illustrations
Citations
- Borchs1966: catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, 157
- Medler1980: distribution, 89
- Takagi1970: distribution, taxonomy, 31
- Takagi1985: taxonomy, 4
- TakagiTi1972: taxonomy, 186
- Willia1960c: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 391-393
- WilliaWa1988: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 137, 139, 140
