Valid Names Results
Neoselenaspidus kenyae Mamet, 1958 (Diaspididae: Neoselenaspidus)Nomenclatural History
- Neoselenaspidus kenyae Mamet 1958a: 408. Type data: KENYA: Nairobi, on Euphorbia candelabrum.. Holotype, unknown, Type depository: Paris: Museum National d'Histoire naturelle, France; accepted valid name Illustr.
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Euphorbiaceae
- Euphorbia candelabrum | Borchs1966 Mamet1958a
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 3
- Eritrea | Borchs1966 Mamet1958a
- Kenya | Borchs1966 Mamet1958a
- South Africa | Borchs1966 Mamet1958a
Keys
Remarks
- Structure: Female scale almost circular, whitish to light brown in colour, flat to low convex; exuviae central, light to very dark brown in colour, obscured by a layer of whitish secretion; diameter about 2 mm. Scale of male not observed (Mamet, 1958a).
- General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Mamet (1958a).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDovGe2003: catalog, 673-674
- Borchs1966: catalog, 257
- Mamet1958a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 408-409
- Nur1990b: life history, taxonomy, 196
- Watson2021: distribution, 524