Valid Names Results
Ramachandraspis fenestrata Rao, 1953 (Diaspididae: Ramachandraspis)Nomenclatural History
- Fiorinia fenestrata Ramakrishna Ayyar 1924: 340. nomen nudum (discovered by Rao1953, 67).
- Ramachandraspis fenestrata Rao 1953: 67. Type data: INDIA: Tamil Nadu, Nilgiris, Coonoor, on Elaeocarpus sp.. Syntypes, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Notes: This was originally a manuscript name by E.E. Green. (Williams, 2017a) Illustr.
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 1
- Elaeocarpaceae
- Elaeocarpus | Rao1953
Geographic Distribution
Keys
Remarks
- Structure: Adult female ovate, broader anteriorly. Pygidium without marginal ducts, lobes or plates; dorsal margin with 5 closely arranged groups of circular to elliptical thick-rimmed pores having irregular slit-like openings; at the margin the groups are separated in each case by a single fine seta (Rao, 1953).
- Biology: Ramachandraspis fenestrata was collected at an altitude of 6,000 feet (Ramakrishna Ayyar, 1924).
- General Remarks: Best description and illustration by Rao (1953).
Illustrations
Citations
- Ali1969a: distribution, host, 73
- Borchs1966: catalog, distribution, host, taxonomy, 154, 378
- Ramakr1924: distribution, host, 340
- Ramakr1926: distribution, host, 456
- Ramakr1930: distribution, host, 20
- Rao1953: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 67
- Varshn1967a: taxonomy, 79
- Willia2017a: catalog, list of species, 223
