Valid Names Results

Palinaspis barbata Ferris, 1942 (Diaspididae: Palinaspis)

Nomenclatural History

• Palinaspis barbata Ferris 1942: 432. Type data: PANAMA: Chiriqui Province, at Boquete, on undetermined tree.. Holotype, female, Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 1 | Genera: 1

Geographic Distribution

Keys

• WeiScNo2021: pp.17-23 ( Adult (F) ) [Aspidiotini from Panama]
• Ferris1942: pp.39 ( Adult (F) ) [North America]

Remarks

• Structure: Scale of the female apparently normally circular with the posterior end slightly produced and frequently projecting slightly from beneath the covering bark, color white, the wax of a slightly granular or crystalline texture. Scale of the male not recognized (Ferris, 1942).
• Biology: Occurring on the bark, usually almost completely concealed beneath bark flakes and in cracks (Ferris, 1942).
• General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Ferris (1942).

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