Valid Names Results
Palmaspis truncata (Russell, 1941) (Asterolecaniidae: Palmaspis)Nomenclatural History
- Asterolecanium truncatum Russell 1941: 211. Type data: MEXICO: Santa Lucrecia, on Maximilliana caribaea. 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 truncata (Russell, 1941); Matile-Ferrero 1996: 263. change of combination requiring emendation of specific epithet for agreement in gender
Common Names
- truncate pit scale StumpfLa2006
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Arecaceae
- Attalea cohune | Russel1941
- Attalea maripa | Russel1941 | (= Maximiliana caribaea)
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 4
- Costa Rica | StumpfLa2006
- Guatemala | Miller1996 Russel1941
- Honduras | Miller1996 Russel1941
- Mexico | Russel1941
- Chiapas | CaballRa2018 Miller1996
- Jalisco | Miller1996
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
- CaballRa2018: distribution, 1
- Ferris1955a: distribution, host, 26
- Lepesm1947: distribution, host, 255
- Matile1996: taxonomy, 263
- Miller1996: catalog, distribution, 69
- Russel1941: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 211-212,309
- StumpfLa2006: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 169-172
