Valid Names Results

Melanaspis casuarinae Mamet, 1954 (Diaspididae: Melanaspis)

Nomenclatural History

• Melanaspis casuarinae Mamet 1954: 65. Type data: MADAGASCAR: Mananjary, on Casuarina equisetifolia.. Holotype, unknown, Type depository: Paris: Museum National d'Histoire naturelle, France; accepted valid name Illustr.

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

Keys

Remarks

• Structure: Female scale of the type common to the genus (Mamet, 1954)
• Biology: Insects occur among the crevices of bark of host-plant (Mamet, 1954).
• General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Mamet (1954).

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