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Remotaspidiotus chenopodii (Marlatt, 1908) (Diaspididae: Remotaspidiotus)

Aspidiotus (Targionia) chenopodii Marlatt 1908c: 24. Type data: AUSTRALIA: New South Wales, Coolabah, on Chenopodium; collected by J.G. Smith.. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Washington: United States National Entomological Collection, U.S. National Museum of Natural History, District of Columbia, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.
Remotaspidiotus chenopodii (Marlatt, 1908); MacGillivray 1921: 434. change of combination
Rhizaspidiotus chenopodii (Marlatt, 1908); Ferris 1943a: 99. change of combination
Remotaspidiotus chenopodii (Marlatt, 1908); Brimblecombe 1958: 17. revived combination (previously published)

Families: 2 | Genera: 2

Countries: 1

Structure: Marlatt (1908) described scale cover as: "Female scale subcircular, 1.5-2 mm in diameter, convex; light buff in color; the secretion covering the larval exuvia whitish; with the loss of the larval exuvia, the light-orange second exuvia appears as a conspicuous spot; ventral scale attached to the bark, white, rather abundant. Male scale elongate, sides nearly parallel, length about 1 mm; same general characters as the female, except that the lower secretion remains attached to the upper, forming a definite flattish sac or cocoon which easily separates from the plant". Brimblecombe (1958) described scale cover as: "Insects scattered or clustered on branches of host; scale of adult female white, subcircular, convex, 1.2 to 1.75 mm diameter; exuviae pale yellow, partially covered with white suffusion".
Biology: Insects scattered or clustered on branches of host (Brimblecombe, 1958).
General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Brimblecombe (1958) and by Borchsenius & Williams (1963).