Valid Names Results
Paraselenaspidus madagascariensis (Mamet, 1954) (Diaspididae: Paraselenaspidus)Nomenclatural History
- Selenaspidus madagascariensis Mamet 1954: 81. Type data: MADAGASCAR: Périnet, on "Varongo mainty.". Holotype, unknown, Type depository: Paris: Museum National d'Histoire naturelle, France; accepted valid name Illustr.
- Paraselenaspidus madagascariensis (Mamet, 1954); Mamet 1958a: 420. change of combination
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 12 | Genera: 13
- Arecaceae
- Arecaceae | Borchs1966 Mamet1958a
- Raphia | Borchs1966 Mamet1959a
- Buxaceae
- Buxus sempervirens | Borchs1966 Mamet1958a
- Erythroxylaceae
- Erythroxylum corymbosum | Matile1978
- Hypericaceae
- Harungana madagascariensis | Borchs1966 Mamet1954 Mamet1958a
- Malvaceae
- Theobroma cacao | Borchs1966 Mamet1958a
- Monimiaceae
- Tambourissa | Borchs1966 Mamet1954 Mamet1958a
- Moraceae
- Ficus thonningii | Borchs1966 Mamet1958a
- Ochnaceae
- Lophira alata | Borchs1966 Mamet1958a
- Rutaceae
- Citrus | Borchs1966 Mamet1958a
- Salicaceae
- Dovyalis caffra | Borchs1966 Mamet1958a RosenDe1979 | (= Aberia caffra)
- Sapotaceae
- Synsepalum brevipes | Borchs1966 Mamet1958a | (= Pachystela brevipes)
- Theaceae
- Camellia | Benjam1968 Borchs1966 Mamet1958a | (= Thea)
- Camellia sinensis | Borchs1966 Mamet1958a
Foes:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Aphelinidae
- Aphytis anneckei | RosenDe1979
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 10
- Cameroon | MatileNo1984
- Comoros | Matile1978
- Democratic Republic of the Congo (=Zaire) | Borchs1966 Mamet1958a
- Guinea | Borchs1966 Mamet1958a
- Kenya | Borchs1966 Mamet1958a RosenDe1979
- Madagascar | Borchs1966 Mamet1954 Mamet1958a Mamet1959a
- Malawi | Benjam1968
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Sao Tome | Borchs1966 Mamet1958a
- Tanzania | Benjam1968
- Uganda | Borchs1966 Mamet1958a
Keys
Remarks
- Structure: Female scale subcircular, fairly flat, pale buff coloured; sometimes covered by debris of plant tissues; exuviae subcentral, yellowish. Male scale not observed (Mamet, 1954, 1958a).
- General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Mamet (1954, 1958a).
Illustrations
Citations
- BenDovGe2003: catalog, 700-701
- Benjam1968: distribution, host, 345-357
- Borchs1966: catalog, 256-257
- DeBachRo1976a: biological control, distribution, host, 541-545
- Mamet1954: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 22,81
- Mamet1958a: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 420
- Mamet1959a: distribution, host, 389
- Matile1978: distribution, host, 65
- MatileNo1984: distribution, host, 66
- RosenDe1979: biological control, distribution, host, 598-601
- Watson2021: distribution, 524
