Valid Names Results
Niveaspis cattleyae Lepage, 1942 (Diaspididae: Niveaspis)Nomenclatural History
- Niveaspis cattleyae Lepage 1942: 174-175. Type data: BRAZIL: at mansion of Mr. H. Blosfeld, on Orchid, 16/06/1941. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Sao Paulo: Instituto Biologico de Sao Paulo, Brazil; accepted valid name Illustr.
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 2 | Genera: 3
- Myrtaceae
- Myrtus | ClapsWoGo2001
- Orchidaceae
- Cattleya | ClapsWoGo2001
- Orchidaceae | Lepage1942
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 2
- Brazil
- Sao Paulo | Lepage1942
- Colombia | Mosque1976
Keys
Remarks
- Structure: Female scale white, long, straight; larval exuviae yellow-orange; 1.5-2.0 mm long and 0.15-0.2 mm wide. Male scale similar to that of female (Lepage, 1942).
- General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Lepage (1942).
Illustrations
Citations
- Borchs1966: catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, 36
- ClapsWoGo2001: distribution, host, taxonomy, 248
- Kozarz1974: distribution, host, 23
- Lepage1942: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 174-175
- LepageFi1947: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 43
- Mosque1976: distribution, host, 92
- SilvadGoGa1968: catalog, distribution, host, 177
