Valid Names Results
Oceanaspidiotus pangoensis (Doane & Ferris, 1916) (Diaspididae: Oceanaspidiotus)Nomenclatural History
- Aspidiotus pangoensis Doane & Ferris 1916: 400. Type data: AMERICAN SAMOA: Pango Pango, on coconut husks and on unidentified plant.. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.
- Spinaspidiotus pangoensis (Doane & Ferris, 1916); MacGillivray 1921: 429. change of combination
- Spinaspidiotus pangoenensis (Doane & Ferris, 1916); MacGillivray 1921: 429. misspelling of species epithet
- Oceanaspidiotus pangoensis (Doane & Ferris, 1916); Williams & Watson 1988: 192. change of combination
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 6 | Genera: 6
- Arecaceae
- Cocos nucifera | DoaneFe1916 GreenLa1923 Laing1927 WilliaWa1988
- Boraginaceae
- Cordia subcordata | WilliaWa1988
- Hernandiaceae
- Hernandia nymphaeifolia | WilliaWa1988 | (= Hernandia peltata)
- Moraceae
- Broussonetia papyrifera | WilliaWa1988
- Rhizophoraceae
- Bruguiera gymnorhiza | WilliaWa1988
- Smilacaceae
- Smilax | WilliaWa1988
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 5
- American Samoa | WilliaWa1988
- Fiji | GreenLa1923 WilliaWa1988
- Niue | WilliaWa1988
- Tonga | WilliaWa1988
- Western Samoa | Laing1927
Keys
- WilliaWa1988: pp.184 ( Adult (F) ) [Tropical South Pacific]
Remarks
- Structure: Female scale circular or sub-circular, diameter 2 mm; flat and rather thin and chaffy; of a brownish grey colour; exuviae central, yellow. Male scale not identified (Doane & Ferris, 1916). Female scale approximately circular, flat, slightly translucent, light to mid-brown; exuviae central, slightly yellowier. Male scale similar to female scale but more elongate (Williams & Watson, 1988).
- General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Doane & Ferris (1916) and by Williams & Watson (1988).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDovGe2003: catalog, 680-681
- Borchs1966: catalog, 266
- DoaneFe1916: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 400-401
- Ferris1921b: taxonomy, 94
- Ferris1941e: taxonomy, 46
- GreenLa1923: distribution, host, 125
- Hinckl1963: biological control, distribution, host,
- HodgsoLa2011: distribution, host, 25
- Laing1927: distribution, host, 40
- Lepesm1947: distribution, host, 196
- MacGil1921: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 429
- Willia2017a: catalog, list of species, 229
- WilliaWa1988: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 190-193
