Valid Names Results
Protodiaspis infidelis Ferris, 1942 (Diaspididae: Protodiaspis)Nomenclatural History
- Protodiaspis infidelis Ferris 1942: SIV-412. Type data: PANAMA: Chiriqui, Boquete, on Byrsonima crassifolia, 1938, by G.F. Ferris; MEXICO: Guerrero, La Providencia, near Acapulco, on Quercus sp., 1926, by G.F. Ferris. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 2 | Genera: 2
- Fagaceae
- Quercus | Ferris1942
- Quercus castanea | McKenzNe1962
- Malpighiaceae
- Byrsonima crassifolia | Ferris1942
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 3
- Guatemala | McKenzNe1962
- Mexico
- Guerrero | Ferris1942
- Panama | Ferris1942
Keys
- Ferris1942: pp.SIV-446:60 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of Protodiaspis]
Remarks
- Systematics: Protodiaspis infidelis most closely resembles P. lagunae, but differs in the apically serrate lobes (Ferris, 1942).
- Structure: Female scale white, of indeterminate form. Slide-mounted adult female 0.8 mm long, oval, derm membranous throughout except for small area on the dorsum of the pygidium. Pygidium with narrow median dorsal sclerotized area extending from the anus to the posterior margin. 3 pairs of pygidial lobes, all apically serrate, 2nd and 3rd pairs completely divided into two lobules (Ferris, 1942).
- General Remarks: Best description and illustration by Ferris (1942).
Illustrations
Citations
- Borchs1966: catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, 153
- Brown1965: chemistry, taxonomy, 229, 230
- BrownMc1962: taxonomy, 152, 155
- Ferris1942: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, SIV-412, SIV-446:60
- McKenzNe1962: distribution, host, taxonomy, 135, 137
