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Rungaspis rigida (Ferris, 1941) (Diaspididae: Rungaspis)

Aspidiella rigida Ferris 1941d: 336. Type data: PANAMA: Chiriqui Province, Boquete, on undetermined tree.. Holotype, female, Type depository: Davis: The Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, California, USA; accepted valid name Illustr.
Rhizaspidiotus rigidus (Ferris, 1941); Ferris 1942: 433. change of combination requiring emendation of specific epithet for agreement in gender
Rhizaspidiotus rigida (Ferris, 1941); Ferris 1943a: 243. change of combination
Aspidiella rigina Ferris, 1941; Borchsenius 1966: 416. misspelling of species epithet
Aspidiella rigida Ferris, 1941; Borchsenius 1966: 243. revived combination (previously published)
Rungaspis rigida (Ferris, 1941); Wei, et al. 2021: 16. change of combination

Countries: 1

WeiScNo2021: pp.17-23 ( Adult (F) ) [Aspidiotini from Panama]
Ferris1942: pp.40 ( Adult (F) ) [North America] Key as: Rhizaspidiotus rigidus

Structure: Scale of the female quite flat, roughly circular or somewhat elongate, varying with its position, whitish in color, usually partially covered by or mingled with the soft bark tissues of the host, exuvia subcentral; with a white and slightly cottony ventral scale. Scale of the male tending to be more exposed than that of the female, white, elongate, with exuvia at one end (Ferris, 1941d).
Biology: Occurring on the tree trunk, buried under bark flakes (Ferris, 1941d).
General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Ferris (1941d).