Valid Names Results
Lindingaspis buxtoni (Laing, 1927) (Diaspididae: Lindingaspis)Nomenclatural History
- Chrysomphalus buxtoni Laing 1927: 40. Type data: WESTERN SAMOA: Malololelei, on bark of undetermined shrub.. Syntypes, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.
- Melanaspis buxtoni (Laing, 1927); Lindinger 1932e: 224. change of combination
- Lindingaspis buxtoni (Laing, 1927); McKenzie 1939: 53. change of combination
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Cyperaceae
- Cyperaceae | Cohic1958
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 2
- New Caledonia | Cohic1958
- Western Samoa | Laing1927 WilliaWa1988
Keys
- WilliaWa1988: pp.172 ( Adult (F) ) [Tropical South Pacific]
- Willia1963b: pp.13 ( Adult (F) ) [World]
Remarks
- Structure: Female scale deep brown to black; subcircular to elliptical, size 4.5 mm, by 3 mm in elliptical specimens, 3 mm diameter in subcircular ones; flattish around the marginal area and gradually rising to the very low nipple-like deep black eccentric larval exuvium; surface somewhat irregular and deposited in concentric layers (Laing, 1927).
- General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Laing (1927) and by Williams (1963b).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDovGe2003: catalog, 578-579
- Borchs1966: catalog, 342
- Cohic1958: distribution, host, 12
- Laing1927: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 40-41
- Lindin1932e: taxonomy, 224
- McKenz1939: taxonomy, 53
- Willia1963b: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 4-6
- WilliaWa1988: distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 171-172
