Valid Names Results
Leucaspis morrisi (Brittin, 1915) (Diaspididae: Leucaspis)Nomenclatural History
- Fiorinia morrisii Brittin 1915: 149. Type data: NEW ZEALAND: Ardgowan, on Neopanax sp., 03/12/1913, by G. Brittin. Lectotype, female, Type depository: Auckland: New Zealand Arthropod Collection, Landcare Research, New Zealand; accepted valid name
- Leucaspis morrisi (Brittin, 1915); Boer & Valentine 1977: 159. change of combination
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 3 | Genera: 4
- Araliaceae
- Neopanax | BoerVa1977
- Neopanax arboreus | BoerVa1977
- Pseudopanax | BoerVa1977
- Pseudopanax crassifolius | BoerVa1977
- Griseliniaceae
- Griselinia littoralis | BoerVa1977
- Pittosporaceae
- Pittosporum | BoerVa1977
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- New Zealand
- North Island | NormarOkMo2019
Keys
Remarks
- Systematics: Green (1916) synonymized Leucaspis morrisi with L. gigas, but Boer & Valentine (1977) believe that Green's L. gigas was a misidentification.
- Structure: Scale cover white, thin, fragile, transparent, occasionally absent in adult. Adult female and eggs creamy to light purple, enclosed in medium to dark brown 2nd instar female, which is heavily sclerotized except for pygidium. Adult female broadly oval, 1.2-2.0 mm long. Derm membranous; mid venter with fine, scaly granulations (Boer & Valentine, 1977).
- General Remarks: Detailed redescription and illustration by Boer & Valentine (1977).
Illustrations
Citations
- AndersWuGr2010: phylogeny, taxonomy, 996-1003
- BoerVa1977: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 158-159
- Borchs1964: taxonomy, 443
- Britti1915: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 149
- Britti1937: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 287
- Green1916d: taxonomy, 51
- NormarOkMi2019: phylogeny, 688
- NormarOkMo2019: distribution, host, phylogeny, taxonomy, 25, 78, S6
