Valid Names Results

Palinaspis lobulata Ferris, 1941 (Diaspididae: Palinaspis)

Nomenclatural History

• Palinaspis lobulata Ferris 1941d: 378. Type data: PANAMA: Chiriqui Province, altitude about 7000 feet, on Volcan de Chiriqui, 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

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 roughly circular, flat, whitish, exuvia central. No distinct ventral scale is formed. Scale of the male not recognized (Ferris, 1941d).
• Biology: Occurring on the bark of the tree, concealed under bark scales (Ferris, 1941d).
• General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Ferris (1941d).

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