Valid Names Results

Rhizaspidiotus marginalis Hall & Williams, 1962 (Diaspididae: Rhizaspidiotus)

Nomenclatural History

• Rhizaspidiotus marginalis Hall & Williams 1962: 40. Type data: MALAYSIA: Kepong, on fruits of Calamus sp.. Holotype, female, Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.
• Rhizaspidiotus pavlovskii Hall & Williams, 1962; Borchsenius 1966: 248. misspelling of species epithet Notes: Rhizaspidiotus pavlovskii in Borchsenius, 1966 (p. 248, line 7) is a misspelling for R. marginalis.

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Families: 1 | Genera: 1

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Remarks

• Structure: Scale of adult female rather thick, more or less circular, white and low convex. Exuviae marginal, golden yellow or pale brown, coated with a film of white secretionary matter. Ventral scale well developed, often remaining attached to the host plant. Diameter about 1.9 mm. Male scale white and narrowly elongate oval (Hall & Williams, 1962).
• General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Hall & Williams (1962).

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