Valid Names Results
Rhizaspidiotus secretus (Borchsenius, 1949) (Diaspididae: Rhizaspidiotus)Nomenclatural History
- Arundaspis secretus Borchsenius 1949c: 738. Type data: TAJIKISTAN: South Tajikistan, near Shaartuz, on Arundo sp.. Syntypes, female, Type depository: St. Petersburg: Zoological Museum, Academy of Science, Russia; accepted valid name
- Rhizaspidiotus secretus (Borchsenius, 1949); Balachowsky 1951: 668. change of combination
- Arundaspis secreta Borchsenius, 1949; Borchsenius & Williams 1963: 381. revived combination (previously published)
- Rhizaspidiotus secretus (Borchsenius, 1949); Danzig 1993: 236. revived combination (previously published)
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 1 | Genera: 2
- Poaceae
- Arundo | Borchs1949c Borchs1950b
- Arundo donax | BazaroSh1971 Danzig1993
- Phragmites australis | Danzig1972c | (= Phragmites communis)
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 3
- Afghanistan | Danzig1972c Danzig1993
- Iran | Moghad2013a
- Tajikistan (=Tadzhikistan) | BazaroSh1971 Borchs1949c Borchs1950b Danzig1993
Keys
- Balach1951: pp.652 ( Adult (F) ) [Mediterranean]
Remarks
- Structure: Female scale oval or circular, large up to 3.5 mm; white; larval exuviae covered with white secretion (Borchsenius, 1949c).
- General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Balachowsky (1951), Borchsenius & Williams (1963), Bazarov & Shmelev (1971) and by Danzig (1993). Moghaddam & Watson (2021) consider the presence of this species in Iran as doubtful.
Illustrations
Citations
- Balach1951: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 668-670
- BazaroSh1971: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 179-181
- BenDovGe2003: catalog, 752
- Borchs1949c: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 738
- Borchs1950b: description, distribution, host, taxonomy, 212
- Borchs1966: catalog, 248
- BorchsWi1963: description, illustration, taxonomy, 381,383
- Danzig1972c: distribution, host, 583
- Danzig1993: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 228,236-237
- DanzigPe1998: catalog, 351
- Lindin1957: taxonomy, 545
- Moghad2013a: distribution, host, 50
