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

Geographic Distribution

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).

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