Valid Names Results

Mycetaspis bezerrai Arruda, 1972 (Diaspididae: Mycetaspis)

Nomenclatural History

Mycetaspis bezerrai Arruda 1972: 13. Type data: BRAZIL: Pernambuco, on leaves of cashew tree (Anacardium occidentale).. Holotype, female, Type depository: Paris: Museum National d'Histoire naturelle, France; accepted valid name Illustr.

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Anacardiaceae

Anacardium occidentale | Arruda1972 ClapsWoGo2001

Geographic Distribution

Countries: 1

Brazil

Pernambuco | Arruda1972 ClapsWoGo2001

Keys

DonesEv2011: pp.5 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to adult females of the genus Mycetaspis]

Remarks

Structure: Female scale circular, 1.2 mm in diameter; convex, as a high cap; colour black; exuviae central (Arruda, 1972).
General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Arruda (1972).

Illustrations

Citations

Arruda1972: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 13-17
BenDovGe2003: catalog, 660
ClapsWoGo2001: distribution, host, 248
DonesEv2011: taxonomy, 5