Valid Names Results
Nimbaspis reticulata Balachowsky, 1952 (Diaspididae: Nimbaspis)Nomenclatural History
- Nimbaspis reticulatus Balachowsky 1952: 129-132. Type data: GUINEA: 7 km from Dalaba, on Harungana paniculata, by A. Balachowsky. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Paris: Museum National d'Histoire naturelle, France; accepted valid name Illustr.
- Nimbaspis reticulata Balachowsky, 1952; Miller, D.R., Gimpel, M.E. & Williams, D.J. 2003: 947. emendation that is justified
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Hypericaceae
- Harungana madagascariensis | Balach1952 | (= Harungana paniculata)
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 2
- Cote d'Ivoire (=Ivory Coast) | Medler1980
- Guinea | Balach1952
Keys
- Balach1958b: pp.308 ( ) [Key to species of Nimbaspis]
Remarks
- Structure: Female scale narrow oval, pure white. Larval exuviae straw yellow. Nymphal exuviae mixed with the secretion of the adult (Balachowsky, 1952).
- Biology: Nimbaspis reticulata was collected at an altitude of 1000 m (Balachowsky, 1952).
- General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Balachowsky (1952).
Illustrations
Citations
- Balach1952: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 129-132
- Balach1958b: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 308, 310-312
- Borchs1966: catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, 154
- Medler1980: distribution, 89
- MillerGiWi2003: taxonomy, 947
