Valid Names Results

Lindingaspis similis McKenzie, 1950 (Diaspididae: Lindingaspis)

Nomenclatural History

• Chrysomphalus rossi; Doane & Ferris 1916: 401. misidentification (discovered by McKenz1950, 105).
• Lindingaspis similis McKenzie 1950: 105. Type data: SAMOA: Upolu, 1000 feet altitude, on unidentified plant.. Holotype, female, Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• WilliaWa1988: pp.172 ( Adult (F) ) [Tropical South Pacific]
• Willia1963b: pp.12 ( Adult (F) ) [World]
• McKenz1950: pp.109 ( Adult (F) ) [World]

Remarks

• Structure: Scale of the female with a diameter of approximately 2.25 mm; chocolate brown with subcentral, blackish, exuvia. Male scale elongate, oval, lighter brown than female and with a blackish exuvium which is situated near one end (McKenzie, 1950).
• Biology: Occurring on the leaves of the host (McKenzie, 1950).
• General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by McKenzie (1950).

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