Valid Names Results
Palmaspis difficilis (Russell, 1941) (Asterolecaniidae: Palmaspis)Nomenclatural History
- Asterolecanium difficile Russell 1941: 78. Type data: PANAMA: Canal Zone, vicinity of Las Cruses, on Cocos sp. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.
- Palmaspis difficilis (Russell, 1941); Matile-Ferrero 1996: 263. change of combination requiring emendation of specific epithet for agreement in gender
Common Names
- Panama pit scale StumpfLa2006
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 2
- Arecaceae
- Arecaceae | Ferris1955a Russel1941 StumpfLa2006
- Cocos | Ferris1955a Russel1941
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 2
- Costa Rica | StumpfLa2006
- Panama Canal Zone | Russel1941
Keys
- StumpfLa2006: pp.22-32 ( Adult (F) ) [Asterolecaniidae species of North and South America]
- Russel1941: pp.12-26 ( Adult (F) ) [Species of Asterolecanium]
- Russel1941: pp.26-35 ( Immature (F) ) [Species of Asterolecanium]
Remarks
- General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Russell (1941) and by Stumpf & Lambdin (2006).
Illustrations
Citations
- Ferris1955a: distribution, host, 20
- Lepesm1947: distribution, host, 253
- Matile1996: taxonomy, 263
- Russel1941: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 78-79,254
- StumpfLa2006: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 139-142
