Valid Names Results

Melanaspis enceliae (Ferris, 1921) (Diaspididae: Melanaspis)

Nomenclatural History

• Chrysomphalus enceliae Ferris 1921: 129. Type data: MEXICO: Baja California, on Encelia palmeri.. Lectotype, female, by subsequent designation (DeitzDa1986,36). Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.
• Melanaspis enceliae (Ferris, 1921); Lindinger 1931a: 44. change of combination

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• DeitzDa1986: pp.12-15 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
• Ferris1943: pp.64 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]
• Ferris1942: pp.36 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]

Remarks

• Systematics: Lindinger (1957) suggested that Melanaspis enceliae is a synonym of M. eglandulosa, while Deitz & Davidson (1986) regarded it a distinct species.
• Structure: Scale of female roughly circular, 2-3 mm in diameter; flat, black, hard and brittle. Male scale not identified (Ferris, 1921).
• Biology: Scales buried in the soft cortex of the host and of the form characteristic of the genus (Ferris, 1941d).
• General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Ferris (1921, 1941d) and by Deitz & Davidson (1986).

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