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Mercetaspis halimodendronis (Borchsenius & Matesova, 1955) (Diaspididae: Mercetaspis)

Nomenclatural History

• Nilotaspis halimodendronis Borchsenius & Matesova 1955: 229-230. Type data: KAZAKHSTAN: near Ili River and its tributary Kaskelen, on Halimodendron halodendron, 1951, by G. Matesova. Lectotype, female, by subsequent designation (Danzig1993,293). Type depository: St. Petersburg: Zoological Museum, Academy of Science, Russia; accepted valid name Illustr.
• Mercetaspis halimodendronis (Borchsenius & Matesova, 1955); Danzig 1993: 293. change of combination Illustr.

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 3

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• Danzig1993: pp.291 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of Mercetaspis]
• BazaroSh1971: pp.74 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of Nilotaspis] Key as: Nilotaspis halimodendronis

Remarks

• Structure: Female scale brownish white, small, elongate, slightly widened in the middle and rounded along the posterior margin, often somewhat curved, 0.8-1.0 mm long; 1st exuviae yellow, 2nd light brown, covered by white secretions. Male scale white, with nearly parallel sides, slightly smaller than that of female. Adult female elongate oval, 0.65 mm long and 0.28 mm wide (Borchsenius & Matesova, 1955).
• Biology: Mercetaspis halimodendronis has one generation per year. Fertilized females overwinter. Oviposition begins in late June with 2nd and 3rd instar larvae observed in late August (Borchsenius & Matesova, 1955).
• General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Borchsenius & Matesova (1955).

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