Valid Names Results

Melanaspis delicata Ferris, 1941 (Diaspididae: Melanaspis)

Nomenclatural History

• Melanaspis delicata Ferris 1941d: 351. Type data: U.S.A.: Texas, at Carrizo Springs, on "mesquite", Prosopis sp.. Lectotype, female, by subsequent designation (DeitzDa1986,28). 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: 3

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• DeitzDa1986: pp.12-15 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
• McDani1970: pp.411-412 ( Adult (F) ) [U.S.A.: Texas]
• Ferris1943: pp.64 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
• Ferris1942: pp.37 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]

Remarks

• Structure: Scale of the female perhaps slightly elongate. That of the male not recognized (Ferris, 1941d).
• Biology: Occurring under bark scales or in cracks (Ferris, 1941d).
• General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female given by Ferris (1941d) and by Deitz & Davidson (1986).

Illustrations

Citations