Valid Names Results
Pinnaspis albizziae (Green, 1899) (Diaspididae: Pinnaspis)Nomenclatural History
- Chionaspis albizziae Green 1899a: 115-116. Type data: SRI LANKA: Pundaluoya, on Albizia stipulata and Pithecolobium saman. Syntypes, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.
- Hemichionaspis minor; Cooley 1899: 52-54. misidentification (discovered by FerrisRa1947, 30). Illustr.
- Pinnaspis albizziae (Green, 1899); Ferris & Rao 1947: 30. change of combination
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Fabaceae
- Albizia chinensis | Green1899a | (= Albizia stipulata)
- Albizia saman | Green1899a | (= Pithecolobium saman)
Foes:
Families: 2 | Genera: 3
- Aphelinidae
- Aphytis diaspidis | Green1899a DeSilv1961
- Encarsia aurantii | Green1899a
- Coccinellidae
- Chilocorus circumdatus | Green1899a
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 1
- Sri Lanka | Green1899a
Keys
- FerrisRa1947: pp.44 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of Pinnaspis]
- Green1899a: pp.107 ( ) [Synopsis of Chionaspis species] Key as: Chionaspis albizzae
Remarks
- Systematics: Pinnaspis albizziae has been considered a junior synonym of Chionaspis minor by coccid workers such as Fernald (1903b) and Green (1922).
- Structure: Female scale about 1.5-2.0 mm long, white. Adult female with median lobes moderately large, with a distinct, median basal sclerosis, mesal margins closely appressed, lateral margins twice notched. 2nd lobes definitely present and bilobed, mesal lobe small and not expanded apically. 3rd lobe represented merely by serrations of the margin (Ferris & Rao, 1947).
- General Remarks: Detailed description and illustration by Ferris & Rao (1947).
Illustrations
Citations
- Ali1967a: taxonomy, 39
- Ali1969a: distribution, host, 62-63, 65
- Borchs1937a: distribution, taxonomy, 112
- Borchs1966: catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, 109-110
- Cooley1899: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 45, 52-54
- DeSilv1961: biological control, distribution, 118
- Fernal1903b: taxonomy, 240
- Ferris1942: taxonomy, SIV-407
- FerrisRa1947: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 28, 30, 36, 44
- Green1899a: biological control, description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 107, 115-116
- Green1922: taxonomy, 460
- Varshn2002: distribution, host, 69