Valid Names Results
Odonaspis minima is now Hyparrheniaspis minima (Howell & Tippins, 1978) (Diaspididae: Hyparrheniaspis)
Nomenclatural History
- Odonaspis minima Howell & Tippins 1978: 762. Type data: U.S.A.: Georgia, Charlton County, State Route 94, 8 km West of Saint George, on Aristida sp.. Holotype, female, Type depository: Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.
- Hyparrheniaspis minima (Howell & Tippins, 1978); Normark, et al. 2019: 61. change of combination
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 2
- Poaceae
- Aristida | BenDov1988b HowellTi1978
- Bambusoideae | NormarOkMo2019
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 2
- Hawaiian Islands
- Maui | NormarOkMo2019
- United States
- Georgia | BenDov1988b HowellTi1978
Keys
- BenDov1988b: pp.34 ( Adult (F) ) [World] Key as: Odonaspis minima
Remarks
- Structure: Female scale white, narrowing posteriorly, about 1 mm long, 0.5 mm wide; exuviae terminal, yellow. Male scale similar but smaller (Howell & Tippins, 1978).
- Biology: Adult female on outer surface of leaf, usually below soil surface (Howell & Tippins, 1978).
- General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Howell & Tippins (1978) and by Ben-Dov (1988b).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDov1988b: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 46,118
- BenDovGe2003: catalog, 837
- HowellTi1978: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 762-766
- HowellTi1990: structure, taxonomy, 39
- Nakaha1982: distribution, host, 62
- NormarOkMo2019: distribution, host, phylogeny, taxonomy, 27, 61, 67, 69, 83
