Valid Names Results
Lindingaspis picea (Malenotti, 1916) (Diaspididae: Lindingaspis)Nomenclatural History
- Chrysomphalus piceus Malenotti 1916a: 331. Type data: SOMALIA: Aden Caboba, on Cassine schweinfurthiana; collected October 1913.. Syntypes, female, accepted valid name Illustr.
- Lindingaspis piceus (Malenotti, 1916); McKenzie 1939: 54. change of combination
- Melanaspis picea (Malenotti, 1916); Lindinger 1943a: 147. change of combination requiring emendation of specific epithet for agreement in gender
- Lindingaspis magnifica McKenzie 1943: 150. Type data: UGANDA: on tea plant.. Holotype, female, Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; junior synonym (discovered by Borchs1966, 344). Illustr.
- Lindingaspis piceus (Malenotti, 1916); McKenzie 1950: 104. revived combination (previously published)
- Lindingaspis picea (Malenotti, 1916); Ben-Dov & German 2003: 586. emendation that is justified
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 5 | Genera: 5
- Achariaceae
- Hydnocarpus | Balach1958b
- Celastraceae
- Cassine schweinfurthiana | Balach1958b Maleno1916a MatileNo1984 McKenz1950
- Magnoliaceae
- Liriodendron tulipifera | Sander1906
- Rutaceae
- Citrus paradisi | McKenz1950
- Theaceae
- Camellia | McKenz1943 | (= Thea)
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 5
- Cameroon | MatileNo1984
- Kenya | Balach1958b McKenz1950
- Somalia | Balach1958b Maleno1916a McKenz1950
- Uganda | Balach1958b McKenz1943
- United States
- Ohio | Sander1906
Keys
- Willia1963b: pp.12 ( Adult (F) ) [World]
- Balach1958b: pp.165 ( Adult (F) ) [Africa]
- McKenz1950: pp.108 ( Adult (F) ) [World]
Remarks
- Structure: Illustration of scale cover by Malenotti (1916a). Female scale small, about 0.9 mm long, 0.65 mm wide; oval. Male scale similar in size to that of female, but slightly rounded at apex; exuviae black; ventral scale white (Malenotti, 1916a). Female scale almost circular averaging 1 mm in diameter; black, with a centrally-placed exuvium. Male scale similar in color to that of female, exuvium near one end (McKenzie, 1943).
- Biology: Occurring on the leaves (McKenzie, 1943).
- Economic Importance: Le Pelley (1959) regarded this species a pest of tea plants in Kenya and Uganda.
- General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Malenotti (1916a), McKenzie (1943, 1950) and by Balachowsky (1958b).
Illustrations
Citations
- Balach1951: taxonomy, 593
- Balach1953c: taxonomy, 109
- Balach1958b: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 178-180
- BenDovGe2003: catalog, 586
- Borchs1966: catalog, 343-344
- KondoWa2022a: distribution, host, life, 18
- LePell1959: distribution, economic importance, host, 33-48
- Lindin1943a: taxonomy, 147
- Lindin1957: taxonomy, 550
- Maleno1916a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 331-333
- MatileNo1984: distribution, host, 66
- McKenz1939: taxonomy, 54
- McKenz1943: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 150-151,159
- McKenz1950: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 104,118
- NagarkSa1990: biological control, distribution, economic importance, host, 553-542
- Sander1906: catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, 14
- SchneiFiNo2019: key, taxonomy, 93
- Watson2021: distribution, 524
- Willia1963b: taxonomy, 12
- Willia2017a: catalog, list of species, 229